Need a nap? So do elephants!

Need a nap? So do elephants!

In the wild, elephants sleep just two to three hours a day in short intervals and can go nearly two days without sleep if needed. Most captive animals tend to sleep more than wild animals, with adult elephants being no exception, sleeping four to six hours a day. Much of their limited sleep comes down to size and diet. Adults eat roughly 150 to 300 pounds of vegetation a day, and because their digestive systems process only a fraction of what th…