World's Only Hibernating Primate Has Strange Sleep Patterns ... | 台北市立動物園資訊網
2013年9月4日—Thefat-taileddwarflemurhibernatesinholesoftreesalongthewesterncoastofMadagascarforuptosevenmonthseachyear.Likeall ...
Madagascars fat-tailed dwarf lemur is the only primate known to hibernate. Now, scientists have found that the primate is also the only animal known to fully fall asleep while hibernating in its natural environment.
Since lemurs[1] are closely related to humans, the new finding may help to explain some of the fundamental and largely unknown roles of sleep in humans.
Sleep[2] offers the body a chance to recharge energy burned during the day. This is especially important for active animals that burn large amounts of energy while looking for food or escaping predators each day. The process seems less important, however, for animals in hibernation, since hibernation is an inactive state of torpor in which the animals body is neither fully awake nor fully asleep, and metabolism almost completely halts. [The Top 10 Spooky Sleep Disorders[3]]
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