Sleep is a basic necessity for most animals. Like human, animal will feel tired if they have not had a good night’s sleep at night. So how many hours do animals sleep?

Less than 6 hours

• Giraffe
• Elephant
• Cow
• Horse
• Whale

7 to 11 hours

• Pig
• Rabbit
• Chimp
• Dog
• Guppy
• Hedgehog
• Companion bird

12 to 16 hours

• Cat
• Mouse
• Gerbil
• Squirrel
• Lion
• Toad
• Ferret
• Hamster

16 hours and more

• Python
• Opossum
• Bat
• Armadillo