if in danger they can get away easier if they are on their feet
elephants will suffacate if the lay down because there so heavy
An Elephant sleep just for a while in standing position they don not need to lay down for sleep. Elephants can sleep any where any time. Sometimes they will take turns at sleeping while the other Elephants keep watch.
They sleep for 2 hours per day
Almost all birds routinely sleep standing up (some can even sleep on the wing). Most hoofed animals can sleep or doze standing up, even if they would normally lie down. For very large species, such as elephants, lying down can be dangerous as their internal organs cannot take the pressure for long.
No
Standing up.
yes they do
Most four legged grazing animals sleep standing up including horses, giraffes, zebras, and elephants.
Elephants do not lie down and sleep. They sleep standing. You know why? They are afraid ants might get into their trunks
An Elephant sleep just for a while in standing position they don not need to lay down for sleep. Elephants can sleep any where any time. Sometimes they will take turns at sleeping while the other Elephants keep watch.
They sleep for 2 hours per day
nope, they like to curl up when they sleep, but a horse does sometimes 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.
no, they do not, horses are the only known animals to sleep standing up.
Yes, most horses sleep standing up but sometimes they do lie down.
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
According to the National Zoo, elephants can sleep while standing or lying down. Usually they lie down to sleep for longer periods, often at night. During the day they may take shorter standing naps.
They sleep standing on one leg and rotate during the night.