La Lettura, Il Corriere della Sera
Animals sleep patterns / May 16, 2021
#494
How many hours do animals sleep in a day? What is their average lifespan?
The visualisation shows the average total sleep time and the percentage of daily time dedicated to sleep. For each species is also shown the average lifespan in the wild. Anthropogenic causes of death (hunting, environmental alterations & others) are excluded from this dataset.
Source: www.sleepfoundation.org, www.sciencefocus.com, Center for Neurotechnology in Seattle, Washington, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), National Geographic
