{"id":304,"date":"2023-05-27T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/?p=304"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:48:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:48:40","slug":"como-duermen-los-elefantes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/como-duermen-los-elefantes\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfC\u00f3mo duermen los elefantes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap\" id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">Los h\u00e1bitos de sue\u00f1o de los elefantes son incre\u00edblemente fascinantes. En primer lugar, los elefantes s\u00f3lo suelen dormir unas dos horas al d\u00eda. Pero no duermen de un tir\u00f3n como nosotros. En su lugar, hacen siestas cortas a lo largo del d\u00eda y de la noche. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">En segundo lugar, los elefantes no duermen tumbados el 100% del tiempo como nosotros. Suelen ponerse de pie o tumbarse de lado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">H\u00e1bitos de sue\u00f1o de los elefantes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">Los h\u00e1bitos de sue\u00f1o de los elefantes han sido un misterio durante mucho tiempo, y se han realizado multitud de estudios sobre sus h\u00e1bitos. <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/comportamientos\/\">comportamiento<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\"><strong>He aqu\u00ed algunos de los datos m\u00e1s comunes (\u00a1y fascinantes!) sobre c\u00f3mo duermen los elefantes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Los elefantes suelen dormir s\u00f3lo dos horas al d\u00eda.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suelen hacer siestas cortas a lo largo del d\u00eda y de la noche.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Los elefantes no suelen dormir tumbados como nosotros. En su lugar, suelen ponerse de pie o tumbarse de lado.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cuando los elefantes se tumban, suelen ponerse la trompa sobre la cara para protegerse del sol y los mosquitos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A veces, los elefantes utilizan la trompa como almohada cuando duermen tumbados.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Si un elefante est\u00e1 tumbado y quiere levantarse, primero rodar\u00e1 sobre un costado antes de volver a ponerse de pie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sue\u00f1o REM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"95bf2840-007e-467c-ad92-60ce6b5e0bfe\">Al igual que los humanos y los mam\u00edferos, los elefantes pasan por distintas fases de sue\u00f1o. Tienen un sue\u00f1o ligero y un sue\u00f1o profundo, pero tambi\u00e9n tienen algo llamado sue\u00f1o REM (movimientos oculares r\u00e1pidos).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"95bf2840-007e-467c-ad92-60ce6b5e0bfe\">No se sabe exactamente cu\u00e1nto sue\u00f1o REM necesitan los elefantes, pero se cree que es menos del que necesitan los humanos. Esto se debe a que los elefantes s\u00f3lo duermen un total de dos horas al d\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfSue\u00f1an los elefantes?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"67276816-cb20-4b60-9329-d0de22102190\">Durante el sue\u00f1o REM, se cree que los elefantes sue\u00f1an, aunque nunca se ha demostrado. Su trompa y sus patas se mueven y a veces hacen ruidos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"67276816-cb20-4b60-9329-d0de22102190\">Se cree que los elefantes sue\u00f1an con cosas que son importantes para ellos como <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/como-se-alimentan-los-elefantes\/\">alimentos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/todo-lo-que-necesita-saber-sobre-los-elefantes-y-el-agua\/\">agua<\/a>y su familia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfLos elefantes son diurnos o nocturnos?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">En realidad, los elefantes son tanto diurnos como nocturnos. Esto significa que son activos tanto de d\u00eda como de noche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">Sin embargo, son m\u00e1s activas de d\u00eda que de noche. Esto se debe a que necesitan comer mucho y s\u00f3lo pueden hacerlo cuando hay luz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo saben los elefantes cu\u00e1ndo dormir?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">No est\u00e1 claro c\u00f3mo saben los elefantes cu\u00e1ndo es hora de dormir. Sin embargo, se cree que pueden percibir cambios en el entorno, como la temperatura o la cantidad de luz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">Tambi\u00e9n es posible que los elefantes tengan un reloj interno que les indica cu\u00e1ndo es hora de dormir. Esto es algo que los cient\u00edficos a\u00fan est\u00e1n tratando de averiguar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elephant-herd-finding-place-to-sleep.jpg\" alt=\"Manada de elefantes recorriendo la selva de Namibia.\" class=\"wp-image-307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elephant-herd-finding-place-to-sleep.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elephant-herd-finding-place-to-sleep-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elephant-herd-finding-place-to-sleep-1024x789.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elephant-herd-finding-place-to-sleep-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elephant-herd-finding-place-to-sleep-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elephant-herd-finding-place-to-sleep-1200x925.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfDuermen los elefantes de pie o tumbados?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">En realidad son las dos cosas. Los elefantes suelen dormir de pie, pero a veces se tumban para dormir. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">Cuando lo hacen, suelen ponerse la trompa sobre la cara para protegerse del sol y de los mosquitos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfDuermen de lado los elefantes?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>S\u00ed, lo hacen. Cuando se tumban tienden a dormir de lado y utilizan el tronco como almohada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Si un elefante est\u00e1 tumbado y quiere levantarse, primero rodar\u00e1 sobre un costado antes de volver a ponerse de pie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sleeping-elephant-herd-captured-with-drone.jpeg\" alt=\"Manada de elefantes durmiendo a un lado. Rara foto captada por un dron.\" class=\"wp-image-1609\" style=\"width:610px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sleeping-elephant-herd-captured-with-drone.jpeg 719w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sleeping-elephant-herd-captured-with-drone-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sleeping-elephant-herd-captured-with-drone-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sleeping-elephant-herd-captured-with-drone-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Rara foto tomada con dron en 2024 que capta una manada de elefantes durmiendo juntos en un lateral. Fuente de la imagen: Reddit.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfDuermen los elefantes en la misma posici\u00f3n todas las noches?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">Los elefantes no suelen dormir en la misma posici\u00f3n todas las noches. Suelen ponerse de pie o tumbarse de lado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfCu\u00e1nto duermen los elefantes cada noche?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"f94a9cc1-7f59-458f-adc1-e79c6703c326\">Los elefantes salvajes africanos son los mam\u00edferos que menos tiempo duermen, una media de s\u00f3lo dos horas al d\u00eda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"f94a9cc1-7f59-458f-adc1-e79c6703c326\">Otros elefantes en libertad, como los asi\u00e1ticos, pueden dormir hasta cuatro horas al d\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 duermen tan poco los elefantes?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c3ec7899-2149-49be-93cd-a33f1a126ec5\">No est\u00e1 claro por qu\u00e9 los elefantes duermen tan poco. Una teor\u00eda es que un elefante salvaje necesita estar alerta por si vienen depredadores. Otra teor\u00eda es que necesitan comer mucho.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfDuermen juntos los elefantes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"9a248000-71fd-4044-a05e-e7c9132f608a\">Los elefantes suelen dormir solos o en peque\u00f1os grupos. Sin embargo, se han visto elefantes durmiendo juntos en grandes grupos. No est\u00e1 claro por qu\u00e9, pero se cree que depende de su entorno y del ambiente en el que se encuentren. Tener un <a href=\"\/es-mx\/datos-sobre-elphant-herd\/\">toda la manada duerme junta<\/a> en proximidad reducir\u00eda la ansiedad de no notar a los depredadores, por ejemplo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo duermen las cr\u00edas de elefante?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\"><a href=\"\/es-mx\/datos-sobre-los-elefantes-bebes\/\">Cr\u00edas de elefante<\/a> suelen dormir cerca de su madre para protegerse. A menudo se tumban junto a ella o permanecen cerca mientras duerme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">A medida que crezcan, empezar\u00e1n a dormir m\u00e1s solos, pero seguir\u00e1n cerca de la manada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Los elefantes salvajes duermen en grupo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"8ffffe44-a5ce-475c-ab73-87308b171915\">Se cree que es por seguridad, ya que los elefantes cautivos suelen dormir solos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfD\u00f3nde duermen normalmente los elefantes en libertad?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"2bc4b45f-14ab-4952-85cc-f9b8607dd2f2\">En estado salvaje, los elefantes suelen dormir en zonas abiertas, como sabanas o praderas. Tambi\u00e9n duermen en bosques si no hay zonas abiertas disponibles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfY los elefantes en cautividad?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">Los elefantes en cautividad suelen dormir en su recinto. Esto se debe a que no disponen del mismo espacio que en libertad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Las se\u00f1ales ambientales influyen en el sue\u00f1o del elefante<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">En su art\u00edculo \"<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0171903\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Inactividad\/sue\u00f1o en dos matriarcas salvajes de elefantes africanos en libertad - \u00bfHace el gran tama\u00f1o corporal que los elefantes sean los mam\u00edferos que duermen menos?<\/a>\" - Nadine Gravett, Adhil Bhagwandin, Robert Sutcliffe, Kelly Landen, Michael J. Chase, Oleg I. Lyamin, Jerome M. Siegel, Paul Manger (prof Paul Manger) esbozan que hubo algunas noches en las que los elefantes se quedaron sin dormir del todo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">Un elefante camin\u00f3 tres noches, mientras que los otros dos recorrieron el doble de esa distancia. Los elefantes se sobresaltaron tras la puesta de sol de esas noches, tal vez por cazadores de leones o furtivos, e iniciaron un viaje de unos 30 kil\u00f3metros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">Se trata de un comportamiento que nunca antes se hab\u00eda observado en elefantes. Implica que los elefantes necesitan mucho espacio, lo que es fundamental para preservar las especies de elefantes; parece que las reservas peque\u00f1as no les dan espacio suficiente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">Por \u00faltimo, el momento en que los elefantes se dorm\u00edan (inicio del sue\u00f1o) y se despertaban (inicio del sue\u00f1o) no se ve\u00eda afectado por la puesta y la salida del sol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c7a4104e-bf73-46b8-85d1-0d2f45a1d03c\">En cambio, ambos estaban muy influidos por la \"sensaci\u00f3n real\" del entorno; una combinaci\u00f3n de temperatura, humedad, velocidad del viento y radiaci\u00f3n solar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0171903\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#ffffff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LEER el art\u00edculo<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusi\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"68fc17b4-a025-4f5c-99d2-ec9bc3970772\">Los elefantes son uno de los animales que menos duermen. Los elefantes africanos s\u00f3lo duermen un total de dos horas al d\u00eda, mientras que un elefante asi\u00e1tico puede dormir hasta cuatro horas diarias. La mayor parte de su sue\u00f1o es sue\u00f1o ligero, y s\u00f3lo entran en sue\u00f1o profundo durante breves periodos de tiempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"68fc17b4-a025-4f5c-99d2-ec9bc3970772\">Los elefantes suelen dormir de pie, pero tambi\u00e9n pueden hacerlo tumbados, a menudo de lado. Suelen utilizar la trompa como almohada cuando duermen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"68fc17b4-a025-4f5c-99d2-ec9bc3970772\">No est\u00e1 claro por qu\u00e9 necesitan dormir tan poco, pero podr\u00eda deberse a que necesitan comer mucho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"68fc17b4-a025-4f5c-99d2-ec9bc3970772\">Los elefantes en cautividad suelen dormir en su recinto, mientras que los elefantes en libertad suelen dormir en zonas abiertas como sabanas o praderas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preguntas frecuentes sobre el sue\u00f1o de los elefantes y sus h\u00e1bitos de sue\u00f1o<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1653663620696\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfCu\u00e1nto tiempo duermen los elefantes al d\u00eda?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Los elefantes africanos salvajes duermen una media de s\u00f3lo dos horas al d\u00eda. Otros elefantes salvajes, como los asi\u00e1ticos, pueden dormir hasta cuatro horas al d\u00eda.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1653663645276\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfDuermen los elefantes por la noche?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">S\u00ed, los elefantes duermen por la noche. Sin embargo, tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1n activos durante el d\u00eda y la noche.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1653663598077\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfDuermen los elefantes tumbados o de pie?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Los elefantes suelen dormir de pie, pero tambi\u00e9n pueden hacerlo tumbados.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1653663599269\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfUtilizan los elefantes su trompa como almohada?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">S\u00ed, los elefantes a veces utilizan su trompa como almohada cuando duermen.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1653663632458\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfEl elefante duerme de lado?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">S\u00ed, los elefantes duermen de lado cuando est\u00e1n tumbados. Rara vez se ve a un elefante durmiendo boca abajo.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1653663654433\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfDuermen las cr\u00edas de elefante con su madre?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">S\u00ed, las cr\u00edas de elefante suelen dormir cerca de su madre para protegerse.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1653663676747\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfDuermen los elefantes en la misma posici\u00f3n todas las noches?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No, los elefantes no duermen siempre en la misma postura. Cambian de postura a menudo para estar c\u00f3modos y evitar que les duelan los m\u00fasculos.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elephants sleeping habits are incredibly fascinating. First, elephants usually only sleep for about two hours a day. But they don&#8217;t sleep all at once like we do. Instead, they take short naps throughout the day and night. Second, elephants don&#8217;t sleep lying down 100% of the time like we do. Instead, they often stand up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,5,12],"tags":[102,97,100,99],"class_list":["post-304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elephant-behaviors","category-elephants-in-the-wild","category-questions-answers-faq","tag-diurnal","tag-elephants-sleep","tag-elephants-standing-and-sleeping","tag-how-do-elephants-sleep"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How do Elephants sleep? - The Elephant Guide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Elephants sleep just two hours a day, sometimes standing up. Learn about their unusual sleep cycles, REM phases, and whether they dream.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/como-duermen-los-elefantes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How do Elephants sleep? - The Elephant Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Elephants sleep just two hours a day, sometimes standing up. Learn about their unusual sleep cycles, REM phases, and whether they dream.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/como-duermen-los-elefantes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Elephant Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-05-27T16:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-17T16:48:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elephants-sleeping-habits-cuddling.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"933\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John Williams\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Escrito por\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"John Williams\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Tiempo de lectura\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutos\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"John Williams\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d383b83cfea17bdce6ff2e466ec0416e\"},\"headline\":\"How do Elephants sleep?\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-27T16:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-17T16:48:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1388,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/elephants-sleeping-habits-cuddling.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"diurnal\",\"elephants sleep\",\"elephants standing and sleeping\",\"how do elephants sleep?\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Elephant behaviors\",\"Elephants in the wild\",\"Questions &amp; Answers (FAQs)\"],\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":[\"WebPage\",\"FAQPage\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/\",\"name\":\"How do Elephants sleep? - The Elephant Guide\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/elephants-sleeping-habits-cuddling.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-27T16:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-17T16:48:40+00:00\",\"description\":\"Elephants sleep just two hours a day, sometimes standing up. Learn about their unusual sleep cycles, REM phases, and whether they dream.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"mainEntity\":[{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663620696\"},{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663645276\"},{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663598077\"},{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663599269\"},{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663632458\"},{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663654433\"},{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663676747\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/elephants-sleeping-habits-cuddling.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/elephants-sleeping-habits-cuddling.jpg\",\"width\":1400,\"height\":933},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Elephant behaviors\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/category\\\/elephant-behaviors\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"How do Elephants sleep?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Elephant Guide\",\"description\":\"Facts about elephants and best places to see them in the wild\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Elephant Guide\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/elephanticon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/elephanticon.png\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1000,\"caption\":\"The Elephant Guide\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d383b83cfea17bdce6ff2e466ec0416e\",\"name\":\"John Williams\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/john-williams_avatar-96x96.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/john-williams_avatar-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/john-williams_avatar-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"John Williams\"},\"description\":\"John Williams is a world-renowned photographer, best known for his breathtaking images of African elephants. He has been to Africa a total of 13 times in order to photograph these majestic creatures, and he has published his work in prestigious papers such as National Geographic Magazine. For years, John was obsessed with capturing the perfect photo of Satao \u2013 an elephant so famous that it had its own Wikipedia page. He pursued this goal relentlessly, until the elephant's death in 2014. But John was finally able to achieve his dream \u2013 he photographed Satao shortly before the animal's death.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/elephantguide\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/es-mx\\\/author\\\/john\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663620696\",\"position\":1,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663620696\",\"name\":\"How long do elephants sleep each day?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Wild African elephants sleep for an average of only two hours a day. Other elephants in the wild, such as Asian elephants, may sleep for up to four hours a day.\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663645276\",\"position\":2,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663645276\",\"name\":\"Do elephants sleep at night?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes, elephants do sleep at night. However, they are also active during the day and night.\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663598077\",\"position\":3,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663598077\",\"name\":\"Do elephants sleep lying down or standing up?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Elephants usually sleep standing up, but they can also sleep lying down.\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663599269\",\"position\":4,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663599269\",\"name\":\"Do elephants use their trunk as a pillow?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes, elephants sometimes use their trunk as a pillow when they sleep.\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663632458\",\"position\":5,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663632458\",\"name\":\"Does elephant sleep on their side?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes, elephants sleep on their side when they are laying down. It's seldom you see an elephant sleeping on their stomach.\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663654433\",\"position\":6,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663654433\",\"name\":\"Do baby elephants sleep with their mother?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes, baby elephants usually sleep close to their mother for protection.\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663676747\",\"position\":7,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/elephantguide.com\\\/en\\\/how-do-elephants-sleep\\\/#faq-question-1653663676747\",\"name\":\"Do elephants sleep in the same position every night?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"No, elephants do not sleep in the same position every night. They change positions often to stay comfortable and to avoid getting sore muscles.\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\u00bfC\u00f3mo duermen los elefantes? - Gu\u00eda del elefante","description":"Elephants sleep just two hours a day, sometimes standing up. Learn about their unusual sleep cycles, REM phases, and whether they dream.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/como-duermen-los-elefantes\/","og_locale":"es_MX","og_type":"article","og_title":"How do Elephants sleep? - The Elephant Guide","og_description":"Elephants sleep just two hours a day, sometimes standing up. Learn about their unusual sleep cycles, REM phases, and whether they dream.","og_url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/como-duermen-los-elefantes\/","og_site_name":"The Elephant Guide","article_published_time":"2023-05-27T16:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-17T16:48:40+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1400,"height":933,"url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elephants-sleeping-habits-cuddling.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"John Williams","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Escrito por":"John Williams","Tiempo de lectura":"7 minutos"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/"},"author":{"name":"John Williams","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/d383b83cfea17bdce6ff2e466ec0416e"},"headline":"How do Elephants sleep?","datePublished":"2023-05-27T16:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-17T16:48:40+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/"},"wordCount":1388,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elephants-sleeping-habits-cuddling.jpg","keywords":["diurnal","elephants sleep","elephants standing and sleeping","how do elephants sleep?"],"articleSection":["Elephant behaviors","Elephants in the wild","Questions &amp; Answers (FAQs)"],"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":["WebPage","FAQPage"],"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/","url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/","name":"\u00bfC\u00f3mo duermen los elefantes? - Gu\u00eda del elefante","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elephants-sleeping-habits-cuddling.jpg","datePublished":"2023-05-27T16:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-17T16:48:40+00:00","description":"Elephants sleep just two hours a day, sometimes standing up. Learn about their unusual sleep cycles, REM phases, and whether they dream.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#breadcrumb"},"mainEntity":[{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663620696"},{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663645276"},{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663598077"},{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663599269"},{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663632458"},{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663654433"},{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663676747"}],"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elephants-sleeping-habits-cuddling.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/elephants-sleeping-habits-cuddling.jpg","width":1400,"height":933},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Elephant behaviors","item":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/category\/elephant-behaviors\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How do Elephants sleep?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/","name":"Gu\u00eda del elefante","description":"Datos sobre los elefantes y los mejores lugares para verlos en libertad","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Gu\u00eda del elefante","url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/elephanticon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/elephanticon.png","width":1000,"height":1000,"caption":"The Elephant Guide"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/d383b83cfea17bdce6ff2e466ec0416e","name":"John Williams","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/john-williams_avatar-96x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/john-williams_avatar-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/john-williams_avatar-96x96.jpg","caption":"John Williams"},"description":"John Williams es un fot\u00f3grafo de fama mundial, conocido sobre todo por sus impresionantes im\u00e1genes de elefantes africanos. Ha estado en \u00c1frica un total de 13 veces para fotografiar a estas majestuosas criaturas, y ha publicado sus trabajos en prestigiosos peri\u00f3dicos como National Geographic Magazine. Durante a\u00f1os, John estuvo obsesionado con capturar la foto perfecta de Satao, un elefante tan famoso que ten\u00eda su propia p\u00e1gina en Wikipedia. Persigui\u00f3 este objetivo sin descanso, hasta la muerte del elefante en 2014. Pero John por fin pudo cumplir su sue\u00f1o: fotografi\u00f3 a Satao poco antes de la muerte del animal.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elephantguide\/"],"url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/author\/john\/"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663620696","position":1,"url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663620696","name":"\u00bfCu\u00e1nto tiempo duermen los elefantes al d\u00eda?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Wild African elephants sleep for an average of only two hours a day. Other elephants in the wild, such as Asian elephants, may sleep for up to four hours a day.","inLanguage":"es"},"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663645276","position":2,"url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663645276","name":"\u00bfDuermen los elefantes por la noche?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, elephants do sleep at night. However, they are also active during the day and night.","inLanguage":"es"},"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663598077","position":3,"url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663598077","name":"\u00bfDuermen los elefantes tumbados o de pie?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Elephants usually sleep standing up, but they can also sleep lying down.","inLanguage":"es"},"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663599269","position":4,"url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663599269","name":"\u00bfUtilizan los elefantes su trompa como almohada?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, elephants sometimes use their trunk as a pillow when they sleep.","inLanguage":"es"},"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663632458","position":5,"url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663632458","name":"\u00bfEl elefante duerme de lado?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, elephants sleep on their side when they are laying down. It's seldom you see an elephant sleeping on their stomach.","inLanguage":"es"},"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663654433","position":6,"url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663654433","name":"\u00bfDuermen las cr\u00edas de elefante con su madre?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, baby elephants usually sleep close to their mother for protection.","inLanguage":"es"},"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663676747","position":7,"url":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/en\/how-do-elephants-sleep\/#faq-question-1653663676747","name":"\u00bfDuermen los elefantes en la misma posici\u00f3n todas las noches?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"No, elephants do not sleep in the same position every night. They change positions often to stay comfortable and to avoid getting sore muscles.","inLanguage":"es"},"inLanguage":"es"}]}},"yoast_title":"","yoast_description":"Elephants sleep just two hours a day, sometimes standing up. Learn about their unusual sleep cycles, REM phases, and whether they dream.","yoast_keyword":"elephants sleeping behavior","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1610,"href":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304\/revisions\/1610"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es-mx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}