• Question: how many time does a cat or a wolf sleep

    Asked by sweetie to Alexis, Dr D, Jasmine, Mario on 25 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Alexis Barr

      Alexis Barr answered on 25 Jun 2013:

      Great question. I think anyone that has a pet cat will think they sleep all the time. Some cats do actually sleep for up to 20 hours a day. Wolves sleep for less time – similar to humans at about 7-8 hours a day.

    • Photo: Jasmine Penny

      Jasmine Penny answered on 25 Jun 2013:

      What an interesting question! A pet cat can sleep for long periods of the day and night. This is because they don’t really need to hunt. Wild cats will sleep for less time than a pet cat.

      Wolves sleep in the open, not in their den. They can sleep stretched out or curled up with their nose under their tail. They mostly sleep after a meal or at least rest near to where they had the meal. Apparently, Scientists who observe wolves have noticed that during Winter wolves will sleep or rest for about 30% of the time!

    • Photo: Andrew Devitt

      Andrew Devitt answered on 25 Jun 2013:

      I’ve no real knowledge of this except my neighbours cat always seems to be asleep when we go round and the dogs are always up and barking

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