Correction for the speed of a Sloth
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How fast is 297 miles per minute?
It's about 100,000 times as fast as a Sloth
The speed of a Sloth is about 0.0025 miles per minute.
(for Brown-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus)
The three-toed sloth moves along the ground at an average speed of 0.0025 miles per minute. Long thought to be lengthy sleepers, a 2008 study concluded that sloths sleep an average of only 9.6 hours per day.