Jul 08, 2025

5 animals that cannot run

Lifestyle Desk

Tortoise

Built for slow and steady movement, tortoises walk with a heavy shell and can't run.

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Starfish

Being marine animals with tube feet, starfish move very slowly and are incapable of running.

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Snail

With no legs and a slimy foot for movement, snails slide slowly and can’t run.

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Elephant Seal

Their bulky bodies and flippers make them awkward on land, so they shuffle rather than run.

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Sloth

Extremely slow-moving, sloths rely on climbing and crawling, not built for running at all.

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