83 And the elephants sleep standing: are they not tired of sleeping?

They sleep standing upNot tired for sureBecause their bodies are too big, once lying down to sleep,It is difficult to stand up in the event of dangerThat's it, that's itVulnerable to deathFinish.

Adult elephants generally sleep standing upTarget.

Generally in the elephant herd, the adult elephants sleep standing up, which is also to protect the safety of the young elephants, and also the safety of the female elephants. In order to take care of the rest of the baby elephants, basically the adult elephants are sacrificing their rest time to be on duty to protect the safety of the elephant herd. In addition, elephants have huge bodies, and it is easy to overwhelm their internal organs when they sleep, which will also make them uncomfortable, so they choose to sleep standing up.

Elephants are the largestThe natural predator is the antSome.

Other animals may not be afraid of ants at all, but elephants are very scared, and when they lie down and sleep like them, ants tend to crawl into their noses. They are very afraid of this, after all, it is difficult for them to get the ants out when they climb in, and it is very uncomfortable for this small ant to crawl into the nose, and the elephant is easy to hurt himself when he is impatient, so that they basically choose to sleep standing or it is safer, and there will be no such troubles.

Adult elephantsSleep is shortFinish.

Adult elephants are basically walking, looking for food, the general rest time is very short, and they will not lie down to sleep for a while, which is also their awareness of safety precautions and their own living habits, very cautious life. Of course, baby elephants don't have to worry about these, because there are adult elephants guarding them, but once they become adults, they will have to inherit the guard work, which is also very similar to human habits, I have to say that there are many similarities between humans and animals, and it is also the ability to survive.

In fact, there is also a saying that if an adult elephant sleeps lying down, it may also be sick, and it is better to lie down and sleep if it is uncomfortable. However, there are many strange phenomena in the world, which are waiting for us to discover and understand.

Finally, I also hope that everyone can be a caring person who loves animals, and I also hope that animals can have a primitive animal home and live freely forever!

They are not tired, and this is also a habit of theirs, and a conscious behavior, and they adopt such a sleeping position in order to escape in time when they encounter danger.

Sleeping standing up is definitely not tiring, because their habit is to sleep standing up, so sleeping standing will not be particularly tiring.

They are certainly not tired when they sleep, and their sleep time is relatively short, which is a habit of theirs, so they will sleep standing up.

Not tired. That's how they live, they've evolved for years, and they're used to sleeping like this.

For wild elephants, they spend more time sleeping while standing, as standing is easier to react quickly in critical moments. If you lie down, it takes a long time to stand up due to your large size, which is not conducive to avoiding danger. In captivity, elephants prefer to sleep lying down because they are not under pressure to find food and water, and they are not constantly alert to danger.

Elephants: According to historical records, elephants have long been friends and can help humans. Elephants are very clever and can carve out fields and bury their dead companions in the dead leaves.

Elephants live a long lifespan, generally living to be around 70 years old, it is sexually mature between 10 and 15 years old, and the gestation period is up to 22 months. Elephants are extremely widely distributed, about 40 million years ago, with the exception of Oceania and Antarctica, there are two main groups of elephants, Asian elephants and African elephants. In May-June 2020, hundreds of elephants died of unknown causes in the Okavango Delta in Botswana.

Mark Healy, co-founder of the Yingchang National Park Rescue, called the elephant death "one of the most intriguing catastrophes affecting elephants this century."

Because the elephant's trunk is very sensitive, it is afraid that insects will crawl into it when it lies down to sleep, so it also adopts the strategy of sleeping standing to protect its nose.

Because there are fierce beasts in the grassland, elephants cannot stand up quickly, and if they lie down to rest, they are easy to be attacked by fierce beasts.

One theory is that elephants weigh too much and their internal organs are also heavy, and they can crush each other and get injured if they lie down. Another theory is that elephants sleep standing to protect their noses.

Although elephants are behemoths and should sleep with peace of mind, their big noses are very delicate, and they are most afraid of mosquitoes and ants and other animals getting into trouble, so African elephants always sleep standing or leaning against trees to ensure the safety of their big trunks. The Asian elephant, however, is the opposite. Its sleeping position is similar to that of a pig.

If an Asian elephant is found sleeping standing up, it is not feeling well.

Because the boy is too heavy and it is easy to escape.

Elephants sleep standing because of their excessive weight, and if they lie on their stomachs or sides for a long time, their internal organs may be crushed by their weight, which will affect their health.

The second is because some elephants are often hunted and hunted, so in order to facilitate escape, they stand and sleep. There are three kinds of elephants: Asian elephants, African savannah elephants, and African forest elephants, and their sleeping positions are also different, African elephants like to sleep standing against walls, trees, etc., while Asian elephants want to sleep lying down, and will lie down on their sides to sleep.

We have the impression that elephants are very large animals and weigh very impressively. As a result, many people think that elephants need to sleep on their stomachs to keep them safe and comfortable, but in fact elephants are not like this. They usually stand up to sleep, so why do elephants sleep standing up?

Part of the reason is for security reasons.

Elephants, as a very popular and protected animal, are not very friendly in the environment where they live in the wild. They are often hunted by hunters or attacked by other beasts of prey. Therefore, they will take some measures as much as possible to ensure their own safety.

Standing up is a good defense, because if elephants sleep on their stomachs, their senses and reflexes will become very low, so they will not be able to respond to danger in time.

Part of the reason is for comfort.

Although elephants don't look very comfortable, the fact that they sleep standing up helps with some physical problems. For example, if an elephant sleeps on its stomach, its weight will weigh on the ground, which is not good for the body. But if they sleep standing, their weight can be evenly distributed on all four feet, thus avoiding unnecessary burdens.

Part of this is due to habit formation.

In addition to safety and comfort factors, elephants sleep standing up and are a product of their own habits. Elephants are very intelligent, and if they feel that a certain behavior is beneficial to them, they will try it many times, forming an inertia. Therefore, sleeping standing may also be a long-term behavioral pattern in elephants.

Summary. Elephants are very special animals with unique behaviors and habits. Standing up to sleep is one of those special habits.

Although it may not seem like our human behavior, it makes perfect sense from a safety and comfort perspective.