Baby owls also show high levels of REM activity during sleep.
Consider for a secondhave you ever thought about how the creatures take a nap?
Miraculously, the young owls do this all while resting on a tree branch.
And they dont fall off, thanks in part to the strength of their back toe called the hallux.
The hallux tethers the creature to the branch and it wont move until the owlet bends its leg.
Journalist Mark Rees recently made his own discovery of how baby owls sleep.
To see more of this adorable sight, scroll down.
Baby owls (owlets) sleep on their stomachs laying face down, and it’s adorable.
I’ve just discovered that baby owls sleep face down like THIS because their heads are too heavy.
