Behavioral REM sleep in the giraffe

REM sleep in a young giraffe

One finds statements such as "giraffes sleep deeply for about 20 minutes per night-usually lying down and folding their necks alongside their bodies".

Actually this is only REM sleep. Giraffes obtain much more sleep.


 

 

 

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