Book 17, Question 60
How Do Sleeping Animals Stay Safe in the Treetops?
Sleeping animals stay safe in the treetops by choosing places that hunters cannot easily reach! Some sleep in nests, some in tree holes, and some on thick branches. Many even have bodies built for holding on while they snooze.
More fun facts
- Chimpanzees pick firm, stable branches for their sleeping beds.
- Sleeping in trees likely keeps them safe from predators at night.
- In Guinea's Nimba Mountains, chimps often sleep on the ground, probably because no chimp-eating animals live there.
- Sloths sleep in trees for about 15 to 20 hours a day.
- Dead sloths have been known to keep their grip and stay hanging from a branch.
Sources: National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, National Geographic
Questions kids ask
How long do sloths sleep?
Sloths sleep in trees for about 15 to 20 hours a day.