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10 sleepiest animals that love snoozing all day

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1. Koala

Koalas sleep for 22 hours out of 24. This animal, which survives by eating tree leaves, needs 22 hours of sleep for proper digestion.

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2. Little Brown Bat

Little brown bats sleep for 20 hours a day. They sleep upside down inside caves. This saves their energy.

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3. Giant Armadillo

Giant armadillos, which are on the verge of extinction, sleep for 18 hours a day. It mostly lives by digging burrows in the ground.

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4. Sloth

Sloths, known for their laziness, sleep for 15-20 hours a day. They sleep in trees to avoid being attacked.

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5. Tree Shrew

Tree shrews sleep in their nests for 15 hours a day.

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6. Tiger

Tigers sleep for 16 hours a day. This is how they prepare themselves for the perfect attack.

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7. African Lion

African lions sleep for 20 hours a day after getting the necessary food. This way they gain energy for the next attack.

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8. Lemur

The lemur is a unique animal in the living world. This animal, which has two tongues, sleeps for 16 hours a day.

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9. Opossum

The opossum, an animal with webbed feet, sleeps for 18-20 hours a day. By sleeping during the morning hours, it prepares for hunting at night.

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10. Python

Pythons, also known as Indian pythons, sleep for 18 hours a day. It does this because of its slow digestion.

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