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Giraffes exhibit a unique, fragmented sleep pattern, taking dozens of micro-naps lasting only one to three minutes each. This strategy, averaging just 8.6 minutes of true sleep per night, allows them ...

Giraffes are among the animal kingdom’s most unusual sleepers. They survive on extremely little rest of two hours daily. Their unique sleep patterns balance survival, alertness and the demands of ...

We all know what it's like to fight to stay awake, and for this baby giraffe, the struggle was real. Fitz is just a few weeks old - he was born on April 2nd at the Memphis Zoo - so it makes sense that ...

Giraffes are the tallest land animals alive today, with adult giraffes standing up to 20 feet (6 meters) tall. While their remarkable height is common knowledge, many people know little else about ...

Giraffes are famous for their towering height, but this unique anatomy also shapes one of the strangest sleep patterns in the animal kingdom. Living on open grasslands with little shelter, giraffes ...