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I'll get up now – 20 minutes is more than enough sleep!
Two young giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis, Sabiepark Private Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Large View On Black
Did you know that giraffe need only between 10 minutes and two hours of sleep in a 24-hour period? Their average sleeping time, according to researchers, is 1.9 hours per day! I found this astonishing, but most websites and books I consulted point to this fact. As they have to be watchful of predators they usually sleep standing up, though they do lie down on occasion. Young giraffe spend a lot of their first few days lying down through the night and a lot of the day while hiding and awaiting the return of the mother to suckle them.
Thank you to Willie for suggesting the title.
Sources:
Hilton-Barber, B., Berger, Lee, R. 2007. Guide to Exploring Kruger. Cape Town: Prime Origins (Pty) Ltd
Carnaby, T. 2005. Beat about the Bush. Johannesburg: Jacana Media
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe#Sleeping
www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/articles/whatisslee...
nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AfricanSavanna/fact-giraffe.cfm
© Gerda van Schalkwyk. This photograph and all others on this photostream are protected by copyright and may not be used on any site, blog or forum without my permission.
I'll get up now – 20 minutes is more than enough sleep!
Two young giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis, Sabiepark Private Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Large View On Black
Did you know that giraffe need only between 10 minutes and two hours of sleep in a 24-hour period? Their average sleeping time, according to researchers, is 1.9 hours per day! I found this astonishing, but most websites and books I consulted point to this fact. As they have to be watchful of predators they usually sleep standing up, though they do lie down on occasion. Young giraffe spend a lot of their first few days lying down through the night and a lot of the day while hiding and awaiting the return of the mother to suckle them.
Thank you to Willie for suggesting the title.
Sources:
Hilton-Barber, B., Berger, Lee, R. 2007. Guide to Exploring Kruger. Cape Town: Prime Origins (Pty) Ltd
Carnaby, T. 2005. Beat about the Bush. Johannesburg: Jacana Media
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe#Sleeping
www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/articles/whatisslee...
nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AfricanSavanna/fact-giraffe.cfm
© Gerda van Schalkwyk. This photograph and all others on this photostream are protected by copyright and may not be used on any site, blog or forum without my permission.