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4 animals with the longest sleep. PHOTO / IST
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There are various factors that influence it, such as slow neurological processes, long self-recovery, energy saving and others. Here are the 4 animals with the longest hours of sleep in the world:
1. Slow Loris
Animals from America are among the animals with the longest sleep of around 20 hours a day. The lifestyle of the loris is almost similar to that of the koala, which carries out all its activities in trees and feeds on plants, but sometimes also feeds on insects and birds.
Slow lorises are divided into two types, namely two-fingered and three-fingered. Three-toed lorises are also among the laziest and slowest animals in the world that beat giant tortoises and snails, their reaction time is only about a quarter of that of humans, with a movement speed of about 1.8-2. 5 meters per minute.
Surprisingly, this animal can swim quite well, it can turn its head up to 270 degrees, it can survive a fall from a height of 30 meters without getting hurt. But unfortunately, slow lorises have poor eyesight.
Not only is his movements slow, but his digestion as well, he defecates only once a week or even a month, then he will go ashore to make a hole and throw out his excrement.
2. Bats
The brown bat, one of the most common bats found in North America and often a model organism for research. Including nocturnal animals, bats have the longest hours of sleep during the day, reaching 19 hours per day when hanging upside down in their wings.
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