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- Research in chimpanzees agrees that sleeping in tree platforms keeps the apes safer and helps them escape uncomfortable humidity. The longer sleep may also have been key to the development of larger brains.
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/learn-secrets-apes-sleeping-habits-180955021/
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Apr 16, 2015 · Research in chimpanzees agrees that sleeping in tree platforms keeps the apes safer and helps them escape uncomfortable humidity. The longer sleep may also have been key to the...
Apr 18, 2014 · Chimpanzees build their beds—called nests—in tree canopies using branches that they harvest from specific tree species. They spend about eight to nine hours a night on these platforms.
- Christine Dell'amore
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Oct 7, 2023 · Every evening, great apes build sleeping platforms commonly called ‘nests’ usually in trees in which they spend the night 1. Weaned individuals bend, break and intertwine leafy branches and...
Jun 9, 2014 · It’s well known that great apes daily construct sleeping platforms. Researchers have observed these creatures choosing certain tree species as a place to build their beds. Until recently, there was no clear indication why one tree species is chosen over other options.
May 30, 2012 · Chimps typically build nests in trees when it’s time to go to sleep. Having an arboreal bed is likely a way to stay safe from prowling nighttime predators. Chimpanzees living in the Nimba ...
- Erin Wayman
Eventually they became so big that it was no longer possible for them to get both safe and proper sleep on bare branches alone, so they started building sleeping platforms in the trees. This appeared to have happened when their weight passed 30 kilos, as only apes above 32 kilos build nests.
Apr 17, 2014 · A new study looking at the nests made by chimpanzees in Uganda found that they prefer a type of tree that gives them a firm and secure sleeping platform.
