10Ani

mal
sThatDon'
tSl
eep

F
ormos
tani
mal
s,s
leepi
sani
mpor
tantpr
oces
sthats
erv
ess
ever
alf
unc
tions
.Int
hec
aseofnon-
humanani
mal
s,s
leepc
anbedef
inedasas
tat
ewher
etheani
malex
hibi
tsal
ter
edc
ons
cious
nes
s,
homeos
tat
icr
egul
ati
on,orar
educ
tioni
nther
espons
est
ochangesi
nex
ter
nals
timul
i.Goi
ngbyt
he
def
ini
ti
on,s
leephasbeenobs
erv
edf
ors
ever
alani
mal
sinc
ludi
ngmammal
s,s
omef
is
h,s
ome
i
nsec
ts,amphi
bians
,rept
il
es,andbi
rds
.Ani
nter
nalbodi
lyc
loc
kknownast
hec
irc
adi
anc
loc
k
det
ermi
nest
het
imet
hatanani
malgoest
osl
eepork
nowswheni
tist
imet
osl
eep.Thi
scl
ocki
s
s
ync
hroni
zedt
othemov
ementoft
hes
unandt
ri
gger
ssl
eepf
orbot
hdi
urnalandnoc
tur
nal
c
reat
ures
.

1
.Gi
raf
fes

Gi
raf
fesus
ual
lys
leep,al
thoughnotf
orl
ongper
iods
.Inc
apt
ivi
ty,gi
raf
feshav
ebeenk
nownt
osl
eep
f
orbet
weenf
ourandf
ivehour
s,whi
chi
smos
tlyatni
ght
.Dur
ings
leep,t
heani
malmayl
iedownor
s
tays
tandi
ng.St
andi
ngs
leepi
spar
ti
cul
arl
ycommonamongol
dergi
raf
fes
.Theani
malal
sohas
i
rr
egul
ars
leepphas
eswher
ethegi
raf
fec
anent
eri
ntodeeps
leep.Thi
sfor
mofs
leepi
sus
ual
ly
c
har
act
eri
zedbyt
heani
malbendi
ngi
tsnec
kandbr
ing
ingi
tsheadt
oar
estont
het
highort
hehi
p.
Ex
per
tss
omet
imesdes
cri
bet
hispos
iti
onaspar
adox
icals
leep,t
hati
s,as
tat
ewher
etheani
mali
s
r
est
ingbutt
her
eisr
api
dey
emov
ementaswel
lasr
educ
edmus
cleac
tiv
ity
.

2.Dol
phi
ns

Gener
all
y,dol
phi
nsgot
osl
eepwi
thonl
yones
ideoft
hei
rbr
ains
othatt
heyus
etheot
hers
ideof
t
hei
rbr
ainf
ors
wimmi
ngandt
owat
choutf
orpr
edat
ors
.Fors
omedol
phi
ns,t
heydonotgot
o
s
lee
pint
hef
ir
stmont
hoft
hei
rli
ves
.Ins
tead,t
heyr
estbypr
ess
ingt
hei
rbodi
esagai
nstt
hei
r
mot
her
ssot
hatt
heydonotdr
own.Ther
efor
e,i
tfal
lst
othemot
her
stoens
uret
hatt
heydonotgo
t
osl
eep,whi
chi
swhyadul
tsar
eabl
etogof
oratl
eas
tamont
hwi
thouts
leepi
ng.I
ncapt
ivi
ty,
dol
phi
nsc
anent
eras
tat
eofc
ompl
etes
leepwhi
leat
ailr
efl
exac
tionk
eepst
hei
rbl
owhol
eabov
e
wat
er.

3.Bul
lf
rogs

Bul
lf
rogs
,whi
char
esc
ient
if
ic
all
yknownasL
ithobat
esc
ates
bei
anus
,donotgoi
ntoas
tat
ethatf
it
s
t
hedef
ini
ti
onofs
leep.Howev
er,t
heydogoi
ntos
tat
esofr
estt
hroughoutt
heday
.As
tudy
c
onduc
tedi
n1967c
onc
ludedt
hatt
heydonotgot
osl
eep.I
nthes
tudy
,thes
cient
ist
sdel
iv
ere
d
s
hoc
kst
othef
rogsdur
ingt
hedayanddur
ingt
heni
ghtwhent
heyappear
edt
obes
leepi
ng.The
r
esear
cher
sex
pec
tedt
hatt
her
espons
etos
timul
ishoul
dbes
lowerdur
ings
leep.Howev
er,t
he
r
espons
eswer
esi
mil
ardur
ingt
hedayandt
heni
ght
.

4.El
ephant
s

El
ephant
sus
ual
lygot
osl
eepatni
ghtanddos
obyl
yi
ngdown.I
naday
,theani
malwi
llgot
ores
t
f
oraper
iodofbet
weent
woandf
ourhour
s.Oneoft
her
eas
onswhyt
heys
pends
oli
tt
let
ime
s
lee
pingi
sthatt
heyar
eveget
ari
ans
.Ve
get
ati
ondoesnotpr
ovi
deasmuc
hener
gyasot
herf
ormsof
f
ood.Cons
equent
ly,t
heani
malhast
ospendar
ound1
8hour
sadayf
eedi
ngonar
ound600pounds
ofv
eget
ati
ondai
lyi
nor
dert
osus
tai
nit
ssubs
tant
ials
ize.Somet
imes
,theyc
ans
leepwhi
les
tandi
ng
agai
nstamoundort
ree
.

5.Al
pineSwi
ft
s

TheAl
pines
wif
tisabi
rdt
hatl
iv
esi
nhabi
tat
srangi
ngf
rom s
out
her
nEur
opeal
lthewayt
othe
Hi
mal
ayas
.Thes
ebi
rdss
pendl
argeamount
soft
hei
rti
memi
grat
ingal
lthewayt
othes
out
her
n
r
egi
onsofAf
ri
ca.Thebi
rdsmays
pendupt
o200day
sinf
li
ghtdur
ingt
hei
rmi
grat
ion.J
ustl
ik
e
s
omemar
ineani
mal
s,t
heAl
pines
wif
thast
heabi
li
tyt
osl
eepwi
thones
ideoft
hei
rbr
ainwhi
let
he
ot
hers
idef
ocus
esonf
li
ghtanddet
ect
ingpr
edat
ors
.

6.Deer

Deerdonots
leept
hatmuc
hdur
ingt
hedayort
heni
ght
.Inf
act
,theni
ghti
sadanger
oust
imef
or
t
heani
malt
osl
eepduet
othepr
esenc
eofs
ever
alpr
edat
orst
hathuntundert
hec
overofdar
knes
s.
Howev
er,deermanaget
osl
eepf
oraf
ewhour
s,whi
chi
sus
ual
lybet
weent
hreeandf
ourhour
s.
Ev
endur
ingt
hes
esl
eepper
iods
,theyhav
etobec
aref
uls
othatt
heydonotf
allpr
eyt
opr
edat
ors
.
Thepr
imar
yconc
ernoft
hedeeri
ssur
viv
al,whi
chf
orc
est
hem t
osl
eepef
fi
ci
ent
ly.

7.Os
tri
ches

Os
tri
chess
leepi
namannert
hatr
esembl
est
hatoft
hepl
aty
pus
.Thebi
rdus
ual
lys
leepswhi
le
s
tandi
ngupr
ightwi
thbot
hey
esopen.Thi
sst
ateal
lowst
hebi
rdt
ores
tit
sbr
ainandbodywhi
leat
t
hes
amet
imes
tay
ingal
ertf
oranypr
edat
orsandi
nvader
s.Somet
imes
,thebi
rdgoesi
ntoadeeper
s
tat
eofr
est
,whi
chi
schar
act
eri
zedbyput
ti
ngt
heheaddownf
oraper
iodofar
ound1
5mi
nut
es.
Thes
etwot
ypesofr
estaddupt
obet
weens
ixands
eve
nhour
ssl
eepdai
ly
.

8.Hor
ses

Hor
seshav
etheabi
li
tyt
osl
eepf
oronl
ytwohour
sinaday
.Jus
tli
kegi
raf
fes
,theyar
ecapabl
eof
s
lee
pingf
ors
hor
tbur
stst
hatl
astf
orar
ound1
5mi
nut
es.Si
mil
arl
y,t
heyc
anal
sos
leepwhi
le
s
tandi
ngorl
yi
ngdown.They
oungone
stendt
osl
eepmor
ethanadul
tsdo.Theani
mal
ssl
eepbes
t
i
ngr
oupsf
oraddi
ti
onalpr
otec
tion,whi
chi
swhyal
onehor
sec
annotgot
osl
eeps
inc
eit
spr
imar
y
i
nst
inc
tiss
urv
ival
.Domes
tic
atedoness
leepf
orc
los
etot
hreehour
sinaday
.

9.Seal
s

Somes
eal
sgot
osl
eepwi
thones
ideoft
hei
rbr
ainwhi
leot
her
sgot
osl
eepc
ompl
etel
y.Ot
her
scan
got
osl
eepwhi
lec
ompl
etel
ysubmer
gedandc
omet
othewat
ers
urf
acet
oge
taf
ewbr
eat
hsofai
r
bef
oregoi
ngbac
kdown.Ot
hers
pec
ieshav
ebeenk
nownt
osl
eepwhi
lehol
dingt
hei
rnos
tri
labov
e
t
hes
urf
aceoft
hewat
erdur
ingdeeps
leep.Whi
leonl
and,i
tisi
mpos
sibl
efort
hemt
oent
eras
tat
e
ofdeeps
leep.

1
0.Whal
es

Duet
othei
rmas
siv
esi
zes
,notal
lwhal
esc
anaf
for
dtos
leepf
orl
ongast
heyc
aneas
il
ydr
own.
Sper
mwhal
ess
leepbobbi
ngatt
hes
urf
aceoft
hewat
eri
nanupr
ightpos
iti
onf
orabout5t
o10
mi
nut
eper
iods
.Inf
act
,sc
ient
ist
ssus
pec
tthatt
heyr
equi
ret
hel
eas
tsl
eepamongmammal
s
ac
count
ingf
orl
esst
han1
0%oft
hei
rdai
lyac
tiv
iti
es.