How do sheep sleep?  In what position are they when they sleep?

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 21 Jun 2005 08:11 PDT

Sheep spend a large part of the day drowsing in a sphinx- like
posture. From time to time they stretch their necks and rest the head
on the ground.

"In this posture phasic aspects of REM sleep such as eye movements,
twitches of the ears and the legs can be observed."

View an image here:
http://www.unizh.ch/phar/sleepcd/demo/animals/chap8/is165.htm

Here is another image.
http://www.unizh.ch/phar/sleepcd/demo/animals/chap8/is166.htm

"It is almost impossible to find all animals in a heard of sheep
sleeping at the same time. One could assume that some must always
watch over the others to ensure the safety of the herd."

Another image:
http://www.unizh.ch/phar/sleepcd/demo/animals/chap8/is164.htm

Search criteria:
Sheeps sleep
http://images.google.com/images?q=sheep+sleep+&hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-18,GGLD:en&start=20&sa=N

I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

Sheep spend a large part of the day drowsing in a sphinx- like
posture. From time to time they stretch their necks and rest the head
on the ground.

"In this posture phasic aspects of REM sleep such as eye movements,
twitches of the ears and the legs can be observed."

View an image here:
http://www.unizh.ch/phar/sleepcd/demo/animals/chap8/is165.htm

Here is another image.
http://www.unizh.ch/phar/sleepcd/demo/animals/chap8/is166.htm

"It is almost impossible to find all animals in a heard of sheep
sleeping at the same time. One could assume that some must always
watch over the others to ensure the safety of the herd."

Another image:
http://www.unizh.ch/phar/sleepcd/demo/animals/chap8/is164.htm

Search criteria:
Sheeps sleep
http://images.google.com/images?q=sheep+sleep+&hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-18,GGLD:en&start=20&sa=N

I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7