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Humans have in fact been arguing about which animals lie down to sleep for more than two millennia, particularly disagreeing over which are are physically incapable. In 350 BC an apparently irritated Aristotle firmly debunked the myths that elephants were incapable of lying down: “what is asserted of the elephant by some is not true (ie that he cannot sit or bend his knees) for he can do both.” By the sounds of it, the argument had been raging for some time.
Have you ever had a nightmare where you’re being chased by a monster, and woken up abruptly with your eyes wide, your lungs heaving and your heart racing? If so, you’ll fully understand how our bodies react to danger. Now imagine that you woke up outside, without any doors or walls to keep you safe, and there really was a monster – in fact, several of them – all around you in the dark. And they were there every night. Would you ever go to sleep again?
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