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Yes,ponies sleep standing up, just like horses. They have a special mechanism in their legs that locks up their leg so they can sleep standing up for easy get away should a predator suddenly arise. They do need some deep REM sleep about once a week though, and they can only get this laying down.
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Do mini ponies sleep standing up?
well,yeah they lean against, something they slouch Yes, just like all other equines, they use a mechanism in their legs to lock their legs so they can sleep standing up on their own, with no support.
Do lamb sleep standing up?
nope, they like to curl up when they sleep, but a horse does sometimes sleep standing up.
Can rats sleep standing up?
No, rats cannot sleep standing up. The only mammals that can sleep standing up are large herbivorous mammals, like horses. They sleep standing up because it is sometimes difficult for them to stand up for lying down. Some birds, like flamingoes, sleep standing on one foot.
How do horses sleep and where?
Arabian horses sleep like most other breeds of horses. Horses can doze on their feet and take little 'cat naps' throughout the day. They will spend a couple of hours on the ground sleeping in a 24 hour period. Most breeds of horses follow this same sleep/wake pattern.
Do alpackers sleep standing?
no, they do not, horses are the only known animals to sleep standing up.
Do hores sleep standing up?
Yes, most horses sleep standing up but sometimes they do lie down.
What does a horse sleep on and how much is it?
They sleep standing up. They can be kept in a barn at night with hay to eat and water to drink and will sleep standing up in their stall. they sleep standing up on the ground, in a paddock or barn, free of charge unless your agisting
Moose sleep standing up?
They sleep standing on one leg and rotate during the night.
How does a elephant sleep's?
standing up
Do lions sleep standing up?
No
Where or how does a penguin sleep?
Standing up.
Do sheep sleep standing up?
No.
