At our house, we all like to sleep. Even Mom likes to sleep. Every night we sleep all night long, unless there is a thunderstorm that wakes some of us up because we are scared. Mom mostly stays awake all day, which we dogs and cats know is a silly thing to do because she could be sleeping, like we are. But some days Mom takes a nap, and she asks us if we want to help her do this, which we always do. Well, except for Jacen, who sometimes wants to play instead of sleep.It turns out that a lot of different animals like to sleep either more time or less time than dogs and cats do. I found this really interesting list of how many hours of sleep various animals need every day, and I hope you will like reading it.
Brown Bat -- 19.9 hours
Giant Armadillo -- 18.1 hours
Python -- 18 hoursPossum -- 18 hours
Owl Monkey -- 17 hours
Human Infant -- 16 hours
Tiger --15.8 hours
Tree Shrew -- 15.8 hours
Squirrel -- 14.9 hours
Western Toad -- 14.6
Ferret -- 14.5 hours
Three-toed Sloth -- 14.4 hours
Golden Hamster -- 14.3 hours
Lion -- 13.5 hours
Gerbil -- 13.1 hours
Rat -- 12.6 hours
Cat -- 12.1 hours
Cheetah -- 12.1 hours
Mouse -- 12.1 hours
Rabbit -- 11.4 hours
Jaguar -- 10.8 hours
Duck -- 10.8 hours
Dog -- 10.6 hours
Bottle-nosed Dolphin -- 10.4 hours
Baboon -- 10.3 hours
Chimpanzee -- 9.7 hours
Guinea Pig -- 9.4 hours
Adult Human -- 8 hours
Pig -- 7.8 hoursGuppy Fish -- 7 hours
Gray Seal -- 6.2 hours
Elderly Human -- 5.5 hours
Goat -- 5.3 hours
Cow -- 3.9 hours
Asiatic Elephant -- 3.9 hours
Sheep -- 3.8 hours
African Elephant -- 3.3 hours
Donkey -- 3.1 hours
Horse -- 2.9 hours
Giraffe -- 1.9 hours
Personally, I think that giraffes don't sleep much because they probably get a crick in their necks when they do. At least I don't think that I would want to sleep in such a weird position!
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