10 ANIMALS THAT spend more time asleep than awake

09 NOV, 2023

Tanushree Debbarma

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Whether they're snuggled up in trees or curled up in cozy burrows, these sleepyhead animals remind us that a good night's sleep is truly a gift of nature.

the sleepyheads

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Cheetahs can sleep up to 12 hoursĀ  in a day.

10. CHEETAH

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Dogs sleep for 12 to 14 hoursĀ  in a day.

9. DOGS

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14 hours of a platypus' time is spend sleeping.

8. platypus

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Levelling up in the game, these little tree shrews sleep for 15.8 hours a day.

7. TREE SHREW

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As the name suggests, these owl monkeys or night owls; are active during the night and sleep for 17 hours.

6. owl monkey

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Pythons spend 17 hours sleeping in a day.

5. PYTHON

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Sloth sleeps 18 hours a day.

4. SLOTH

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These little brown bats sleep 19.9 hours a day.

3. BROWN BAT

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Cats can sleep 20 hours a day.

2. cat

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Defeating everyone in the list, Koalas sleep for 20-22 hours a day.

1. koala