10. Southern owl monkey
They go by the name of Aotus azarae
which means “not having any ears to listen with” because they have tiny
ears that are hidden in the thick fur they have on the skin, they look
like a cotton stuffed teddy bear kept next to a bulky pillow. Southern
owl monkey lives in South America and Argentina where they are commonly
known by the name of “night monkeys” by the local public. They have big
eyes with no color vision which enable them to hunt at night; in fact
it’s a biological night vision camera. This animal is usually active at night, it sleeps throughout the day for a total of 17 hours.
9. Nine banded armadillo
This four feet armadillo has
the ability to jump 3 feet in the air, execute a flip-flop and then land
on the ground. You can find one on long highways between two sides of a
dry ground, so these species are a danger to people driving at high
speeds. These are native to North, central and South America and have an
ancestral craving for insects and small animals. This mammal also
sleeps for 17 hours a day.
8. Koala
This is a pretty looking, soft, fluffy and instant loving species found in Australia. “It’s a pre-cooked meal with a lot of sugar in it”.
Koalas are tree climbers and spend their entire life in trees. They
feed on leaves, fruits and sometimes tree ants. The word koala means
someone who doesn’t drink at all, which is seen in these species,
because they rarely drink, all the moisture they need is provided by the
leaves and tree surfaces. This tree-dwelling dude sleeps for 18 hours a
day.
7. Giant armadillo
“This is Priodontes maximus and I am
here to sleep throughout the day and will hunt baby ants at night when
humanity is silent and the prey helpless”.
Yes indeed this merciless armadillo IS
big enough to look frightening to the weary eye. It is found everywhere
from South America to Argentina. They love to dig in their pass time to
escape from predators. Giant armadillos are nocturnal and often seen
eating termites, ants, even snakes if they can manage. Since their
metabolism is slow, they prefer to sleep for 18 hours straight and a tad
more in one day.
6. Water opossum
This mammal is found in fresh water
lakes and on land in Mexico, Central and South America. When the sun is
about to set, this mammal becomes active and starts to hunt for the
night, it feasts on fish, dragon flies, water beetles and anything that
lives near the water bank. Mexicans call it by the name of “yapok” which
originated from the Oyapok River in French Guyana. Since the water opossum hunts at night, it rests during the day in burrows made of sand for a total of 19.1 hours.
5. Opossum
This one is just like its aquatic cousin in its hunting methods and looks, but prefers to hug the
trees and stays on land most of the time. Their bodies usually are a
blend of gray and white fur with bright white faces to complete the
circle. They feed on anything that’s dead, leftovers, rodents, apples,
pet food and your dad to-day kitchen leftovers. Since their diet is very
flexible they are able to adapt almost anywhere which makes them appear everywhere.
They prefer to live where there is plenty of food, once such mammal was
found in an old neglected piano in a house, in other words they fit almost anywhere. In Mexico their tails are eaten to improve fertility (WHAT!). Opossums sleep for 19.4 hours a day.
4. Big brown bat
We all know how bats look like, they
symbolize a fierce look, they bring in the fear of dead and lust for
blood, but this big brown bat is brown and much bigger than the bats we
see in pictures and TV. Their insides of ears and wings are black making
they look like as if they were modified to be stealthy in
nature. As with all bats, they live in caves, old window corners, attics
and places where humanity doesn’t seem to tread most often. They sleep
for 19.6 hours a day.
3. Little brown bat aka the little brown myotis
This is the big browns bat’s little
cousin, which have been used as ideal example for studying and
experimenting on the bigger ones because these small brown bats are very
easy to find, they live in houses and old places. They feed on insects
and moths and sometimes worms. During winter they are known to sleep in
groups for warmth and they sleep for 19.9 hours a day because their
bodies are smaller and they need to conserve energy and hunt at night
when insects and moths are an easy catch.
2. Three toed sloth
If anyone that knows the “nature’s
abundant stationary inhabitants” any better is this, the three-toed
sloth, a mammal designed to never leave the tree. You might be standing
under a ten foot tall tree for six hours and you won’t be able to spot
one, it is that slow and the babies are
attached to their mother bellies for nine months, I mean they do not
leave when nine months are over. They chew on leaves and fruits and
defecate once a week and rarely climb down a tree. They have been found
sleeping for a total of 20 hours! Beat that
1. Lion
The winner on our list, this mammal is
known to us all, it is bigger than a tiger and weight over 250
kilograms. It is ferocious, bloody and not to be played with. It eats
for 50 minutes and sleeps for 20 hours a day, only waking up at times to
defecate. They force the lioness to go for a hunt and when a good catch
is certain they are ready to eat. In the Serengeti these beasts can be
seen lying around while the females do the hard work. Their use comes
during hard-hitting confrontations and when their territory is occupied,
and that my friend is one hell of an entertainment to pay for.
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