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Apr 16, 2015 · Since sleeping in constructed beds is common to great apes, the practice likely first appeared in the group’s common ancestor, around 14 to 18 million years ago.
Jun 21, 2017 · Scientists hypothesize that the stable environment of a nest allowed great apes to experience a deeper and longer sleep. Improved sleep quality eventually led to enhanced brain function, which increased intelligence in great apes.
Jul 28, 2016 · A major evolutionary transition in sleep likely occurred in the ancestor of the great apes: humans, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos all build platforms (or ‘nests’) upon which to sleep . Great ape sleeping platforms show a conserved pattern of construction and function, and phylogenetic reconstruction points to emergence of ...
- Charles L. Nunn, David R. Samson, Andrew D. Krystal
- 2016
Humans sleep less than any ape, monkey or lemur that scientists have studied. Chimpanzees sleep around 9.5 hours out of every 24. Cotton-top tamarins sleep around 13.
Dec 17, 2015 · The fossil record suggests that 20 million years ago, the ancestors of humans and other apes changed their sleeping habits because they became too big for branches.
Mar 7, 2018 · March 7, 2018 at 8:00 am. People have evolved to sleep much less than chimps, baboons or any other primate studied so far. A large comparison of primate sleep patterns finds that most...
Apr 18, 2014 · Sometime in the Miocene period, 23 to 5 million years ago, ancient apes changed their sleeping locations from branches to platforms. That, in turn, led to a better night's sleep.
