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On 3 October 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved from Sleep in non-human animals to sleep in animals. The result of the discussion was moved. |
Is this a translation from the swedish article? 213.115.186.132 ( talk) 10:30, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
In herbivores, an inverse correlation is apparent between body mass and sleep length; big animals sleep more than smaller ones.
Ok I'm not an expert here, but this makes no sense to me. Is it an inverse correlation or a positive one? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.149.184.246 ( talk) 12:18, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
There is a merge suggestion on this page. It reads "It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into [[:|Sleep patterns#Sleep in non-humans]]. ( Discuss) Proposed since June 2012." The "Discuss" isn't clickable, so I'll discuss here.
I think both articles are long enough as it is, and the division is logical.
-- Hordaland ( talk) 07:09, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
I third. Frankly I think if anything human sleep should be separate, not nonhuman sleep, as humans only make up a tiny fraction of the animals that sleep.
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In the cat experiment, it is mentioned that the brain stem is cut into half. How can the brain stem be cut into half? I suppose it is the corpus callosum that is cut into half. Will someone check on the cat experiment?
Haaaa ( talk) 09:13, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
-- Hordaland ( talk) 10:35, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
I learnt that shrews have extremely little sleep, in the order of minutes rather than hours. Is this right? Shouldn't the article mention that? Steinbach ( talk) 13:10, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
The article says a jellyfish "is the most primitive organism in which sleep-like states have been observed." The image next to it says a nematode "is the most primitive organism in which sleep-like states have been observed." Which of these is more "primitive." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ambroginogiusti ( talk • contribs) 18:49, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved. ( closed by non-admin page mover) Vpab15 ( talk) 21:18, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
Sleep in non-human animals → Sleep in animals – This article discusses sleep in all animals, humans included, so the title is inaccurate. Fish567 ( talk) 14:25, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
"If sleep were not essential, one would expect to find: Animal species that do not sleep at all Animals that do not need recovery sleep after staying awake longer than usual Animals that suffer no serious consequences as a result of lack of sleep' Outside of a few basal animals that have no brain or a very simple one, no animals have been found to date that satisfy any of these criteria [1]"
The paper cited to claim that no animals have been found to satisfy these criteria is outdated. A more recent paper [2] found no evidence for a sleep rebound mechanism in the freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis. 2601:880:C000:55E0:0:0:0:8C2D ( talk) 15:51, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
I counted 24 or 25 images of sleeping animals in the article, in addition to pictures of an insect and a nematode. About three images of sleeping animals should be more than enough. Rhynchosaur ( talk) 15:51, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
There's this phrase in the invertebrates section, "Decade after decade results mounted that insects do sleep," which I just cannot parse. Is there supposed to be an "of" in between decade and results? Mounted also seems like an unclear and unusual word choice. 204.58.180.206 ( talk) 22:42, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
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On 3 October 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved from Sleep in non-human animals to sleep in animals. The result of the discussion was moved. |
Is this a translation from the swedish article? 213.115.186.132 ( talk) 10:30, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
In herbivores, an inverse correlation is apparent between body mass and sleep length; big animals sleep more than smaller ones.
Ok I'm not an expert here, but this makes no sense to me. Is it an inverse correlation or a positive one? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.149.184.246 ( talk) 12:18, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
There is a merge suggestion on this page. It reads "It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into [[:|Sleep patterns#Sleep in non-humans]]. ( Discuss) Proposed since June 2012." The "Discuss" isn't clickable, so I'll discuss here.
I think both articles are long enough as it is, and the division is logical.
-- Hordaland ( talk) 07:09, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
I third. Frankly I think if anything human sleep should be separate, not nonhuman sleep, as humans only make up a tiny fraction of the animals that sleep.
72.251.19.136 (
talk)
07:30, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
In the cat experiment, it is mentioned that the brain stem is cut into half. How can the brain stem be cut into half? I suppose it is the corpus callosum that is cut into half. Will someone check on the cat experiment?
Haaaa ( talk) 09:13, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
-- Hordaland ( talk) 10:35, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
I learnt that shrews have extremely little sleep, in the order of minutes rather than hours. Is this right? Shouldn't the article mention that? Steinbach ( talk) 13:10, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
The article says a jellyfish "is the most primitive organism in which sleep-like states have been observed." The image next to it says a nematode "is the most primitive organism in which sleep-like states have been observed." Which of these is more "primitive." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ambroginogiusti ( talk • contribs) 18:49, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved. ( closed by non-admin page mover) Vpab15 ( talk) 21:18, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
Sleep in non-human animals → Sleep in animals – This article discusses sleep in all animals, humans included, so the title is inaccurate. Fish567 ( talk) 14:25, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
"If sleep were not essential, one would expect to find: Animal species that do not sleep at all Animals that do not need recovery sleep after staying awake longer than usual Animals that suffer no serious consequences as a result of lack of sleep' Outside of a few basal animals that have no brain or a very simple one, no animals have been found to date that satisfy any of these criteria [1]"
The paper cited to claim that no animals have been found to satisfy these criteria is outdated. A more recent paper [2] found no evidence for a sleep rebound mechanism in the freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis. 2601:880:C000:55E0:0:0:0:8C2D ( talk) 15:51, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
I counted 24 or 25 images of sleeping animals in the article, in addition to pictures of an insect and a nematode. About three images of sleeping animals should be more than enough. Rhynchosaur ( talk) 15:51, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
There's this phrase in the invertebrates section, "Decade after decade results mounted that insects do sleep," which I just cannot parse. Is there supposed to be an "of" in between decade and results? Mounted also seems like an unclear and unusual word choice. 204.58.180.206 ( talk) 22:42, 19 May 2024 (UTC)