If you thought that the 10 hours you spent last Saturday between the sheets were worthy of entering the Guinness Book of Records, we are sorry to tell you that you came very high and there are animals that far exceed this figure.
The koala is the great sleeping champion and this endemic marsupial from Australia is able to sleep for 22 hours a day! He does so as if wedged in between the bifurcations of the eucalyptus branches and the little time he is awake is dedicated to eating and washing.
The friendly sloth follows him closely, closing his eye during the not inconsiderable figure of 20 hours of sleep a day. This animal also takes its good naps away from the mainland, more specifically hanging from the branches of the trees.
Surely you do not expect the mouse to be from the sloth club, well surprise! It turns out that this rodent sleeps approximately 20 hours a day.
Large animals sleep less
It has been shown that the larger animals are, the fewer hours they sleep, since they spend more time eating to survive. This is especially the case for herbivores as they must eat large amounts of food to get the energy they need. This is the case of elephants, horses or giraffes that usually sleep only two or three hours a day.
Puppies and older animals sleep more
Puppies, in general, sleep more than adult animals. If you have had a kitten, surely you know what we are talking about and that is that they can sleep more than 20 hours peacefully . Dog puppies will spend 90% of the day bending their ear.
In the case of older animals, the same thing happens: they will spend more time dreaming about the little angels and those who are obviously ill as well.
Now is the time for you to meet the true champions of sleep, they do deserve to enter the Guinness of Records … Be careful because there are several animals that are in our homes.
