Sep 22, 2024, 09:45 PM IST

5 animals that sleep the least 

Pavan Naidu

While certain animals enjoy long periods of restful sleep each day, others manage to thrive on minimal rest.

Here are five animals that barely sleep.

Giraffes sleep only a few minutes to two hours a day, often in short naps. They also get very little REM sleep. 

Giraffes

These large herbivores sleep for about two hours a day, often while standing up.

Elephants

These animals can sleep while standing up and only need about two hours of REM sleep each day.

Horses

These medium-sized birds can fly for months without landing, sleeping in short periods while airborne. 

Alpine swifts

These large seabirds sleep for about 40 minutes a day, spread out in 12-second mini-naps.

Great frigatebirds

This information is not DNA’s opinion but obtained from media reports. 

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