10 Animals That Take Sleep to Another Level (22 Hours Per Day!)

if you think you love your sleep you're in good company in the animal kingdom some animals take sleeping to an extreme you've never imagined.

 clocking in more hours of shuty than a lazy Sunday afternoon could ever offer let's dive into the world of sleep champions of the Animal Kingdom from fluffy koalas to stealthy night monkeys 

and explore why these creatures spend so much of their time in Dreamland first koala to hours of sleep a day koala spend most of their lives in eucalyptus trees of Australia sleeping up to hours a day this extreme amount of sleep is necessary to conserve energy as their diet of eucalyptus leaves offers very little nutritional value between naps koalas are seen munching on these leaves which they can digest during their long sleep sloth to hours of sleep a day the epitome of laziness sloths can sleep up to hours a day in captivity in the wild however they tend to sleep about hours their slow movements and energy-saving lifestyle are crucial for survival in the predator-filled rainforests of Central and South America little 

brown bat up to hours of sleep a day little brown bats take the night shift to a whole new level active for only a few hours at dusk these tiny creatures spend up to hours hanging upside down in in their roosts conserving energy for their next meal hunt Giant armadillo 

to hours of sleep giant armadillos spend most of their day tucked away in Burrows these nocturnal animals emerge for a few hours at Dusk and Dawn to forage for food using their large claws to dig up insects 

next the North American possum hours of sleep often mistaken for being dead North American possums are actually just deep sleepers spending about hours a day asleep in tree Hollows or abandoned Burrows 

python hours of sleep pythons are among the sleepiest snakes resting up to hours a day they require long hours of sleep to digest their meals which can be as large as antelopes night monkey hours of sleep a day true to their name night monkeys are active after dark and spend the daylight sleeping they have adapted to life in the dark using their exceptional night vision to find food in dense forests of Central America tiger 

hours of sleep a day Tigers may be fearsome Predators but they also enjoy a good rest sleeping up to hours a day this helps them conserve energy for their fearsome hunting Tre shrew hours of sleep a day Tre shrews small mamillion relatives of primates have surprisingly human-like sleep patterns resting for about hours a day this rest is crucial for their high energy lifestyle which involves constant foraging and alertness to avoid Predators lastly squirrels hours of sleep a day squirrels might be busy gathering nuts all day but they also make sure to get plenty of rest these little creatures sleep up to hours a day preparing for the energetic demands of forging and evading Predators so there you have it these animals show us that sleep is not just a human luxury but a vital part of survival in the animal kingdom whether it's avoiding Predators conserving energy or digesting food sleep plays a critical role in the lives of these sleepy creatures so next time you hit the snooze button remember that in the wild the more sleep often means a better chance at survival if you like this video please hit the like button and if we didn't answer a question that you still have please leave it in the comments and we'll be sure to answer it there if you're an animal lover please consider subscribing to our channel so you can more easily watch our future videos