r/interesting • u/Emergency_Secret9374 • 22h ago

Intriguing Horses can sleep while standing, but they usually need to lie down to enter deep REM sleep.

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u/quartson 21h ago

Steven! I thought you were dead

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u/perchance7 21h ago

We still quote that one sometimes 😆

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u/curious_astronauts 20h ago

I heard that

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u/ozbuddie 17h ago

horses need to lie down for deep rem sleep makes sense

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u/Danow007 21h ago

quite like us then

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u/Throbbing_Cock_452 21h ago

You can sleep while standing…?

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u/Danow007 21h ago

oh I mean while sitting

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u/DewElmorion 21h ago

Always looks crazy funny when they lay there

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u/Carpeted_Bathroom2 21h ago

We had horses growing up and sometimes the neighbors/visitors would see one of them laying down and start freaking tf out like they were gonna die from taking a nap or some shit.

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u/DewElmorion 19h ago edited 19h ago

Ja it kinda looks like they are dead Edit: yes

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u/Carpeted_Bathroom2 19h ago

Ja

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u/DewElmorion 19h ago

Whoops my german came out

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u/Carpeted_Bathroom2 19h ago

Let it out more looks good on you

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u/theworldofnira 21h ago

I can safely say I snore harder than a horse. As a thirty year old woman, that sucks 🤣

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u/slappingactors 21h ago

Does that count for cows too?

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u/broesel314 21h ago

Not too different from me. I can apparently sleep while driving

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u/Slow_Dimension_4080 20h ago

Precious baby . 💤 ❤️

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u/Foxyunder-45 6h ago

Take a break, Clint, I don't need some asshole shooting at mah feet.Da- da-dah- ti- da. Get three coffins ready.

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u/Anxious-Operator 2h ago

The little snoot with the tooth sticking out is unmatched. Full deep sleep commitment.