Have you ever wondered how giraffes sleep?

There are a lot of questions that occupy both adults and children. One of them is how giraffes sleep. These artiodactyl mammals are considered the highest terrestrial animals on the planet. Their height reaches 6 meters, while more than a third of the height falls on the neck.

Giraffes in nature sleep very little, from 20 minutes to 2 hours a day. This is not surprising, because a large animal spends a huge amount of time to feed itself in arid savannah conditions. In nature, it is very difficult to find a giraffe sleeping, and until the 50s of the last century, zoologists believed that they did not need sleep at all.

These animals can sleep both standing and lying down. Impressive size and long neck do not prevent them from lying down and getting up. A giraffe can lie down not only for the sake of sleep, but also just to rest a little. At the same time, they keep their heads held high in order to notice the danger in time.

But when the giraffe decides to sleep, he lies down on the ground, and gracefully bends his neck. At the same time, the giant's head appears on the hip, acting as a pillow.

If there is no way to lie down, the giraffe sleeps standing up without any problems. The mighty neck muscles easily support the weight of his head even during sleep. However, sometimes they rest their heads on tree branches or put them on their relatives' backs. They are absolutely not against such exploitation and take it calmly.

Many people think that the giraffe's neck is arranged in a special and very difficult way. But this is not the case. These inhabitants of Africa, like all mammals, have only 7 cervical vertebrae. It's just that their vertebrae are very long and connected so that the neck can bend easily.

Humans are not giraffes and, fortunately or unfortunately, sleep much longer. At the same time, there are those who, due to illness, are forced to sleep most of their lives, like a resident of India named Purhorama.