TY - GEN ID - cogprints6215 UR - http://cogprints.org/6215/ A1 - Noonan, Michael A1 - Kristal, Dr. Mark B. Y1 - 1979/// N2 - The relatively small amount of time spent sleeping by giraffes, can be attributed most directly to the need for constant rumination. This is consonant with the more general ecological notion that sleep patterns in prey species are usually characterized by brief, intermittent periods of sleep. KW - giraffe KW - sleep TI - Note on sleep in captive giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) SP - 108 AV - public EP - 108 ER -