Standing sleep in an elephant
The animals are obtaining sleep in a standing posture.
The pup usually sleeps in recumbency.
The video is played at 8 x normal speed.
Standing sleep in an elephant |
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For minutes at a time adult elephants remain almost motionless, sometimes
with side-ways motions, ear-flapping ceases, and the tusk rests on the ground
or on the fence.
The animals are obtaining sleep in a standing posture. The pup usually sleeps in recumbency. The video is played at 8 x normal speed. |
©1998 BITS OF SLEEP (Demo) : Animal sleep: Behavioral sleep.
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also video "standing sleep in a giraffe"