大家有见过猫头鹰宝宝睡觉吗?一般鸟类在睡觉时都会站在树枝上靠着,但猫头鹰就不一样,大部分猫头鹰宝宝在睡觉时会整个身体往下趴着,就连头部也会跟着朝下睡觉,画面看起来超猎奇。日前网上又再度疯传猫头鹰宝宝的猎奇睡姿,而且还有专家出面解释这个睡姿背后的原因。
根据《Unilad》报导,猫头鹰宝宝的睡姿一直以来都让人觉得神奇,牠们不但整个朝下,而且还会伸出平时很罕见的长腿,看起来就像是喝醉的大叔。日前就有专家指出,成年的猫头鹰基本上可以站着睡觉,但还未成年的猫头鹰宝宝却会整个趴着睡,这个关键是因为牠们的头部太重了。
Teenage owl sleep habits are way outside my lane, but I found (less hilarious) confirming accounts.
Kathy C of Dusty Lane encountered this face-planted napping friend: https://t.co/dqVgFQdUq7 pic.twitter.com/y22awph0Xf
— Mika McKinnon (@mikamckinnon) June 3, 2019
环境保护团体在观察了2只猫头鹰宝宝的午睡行为后发现,对于猫头鹰宝宝来说,牠们幼小的身体难以支撑头部的重量,所以才没办法站着睡觉,最后也只能直接趴着睡。根据研究,大部分猫头鹰宝宝的午睡时间都很短,只要睡着以后都不愿意被叫醒,就连喂食也不要。
I’ve been trying to find the original photographer for this image, but no luck. It’s obviously a captive bird. Regardless, yes, young nestling owls do sleep, or rest lying down. Their heads are too heavy for their bodies. Here are some saw-whets from my Ph.D. research :) pic.twitter.com/9xQ2SA1IPI
— Heather Hinam, Ph.D. (@SecondNatureMB) June 3, 2019
TEEPR小古月:这样睡原来是有原因的!
现在就来延伸阅读一下,马上点开TEEPR 叭啦叭啦研究室的影片吧:
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