US EditionWhy Cats Prefer Sleeping on Their Left Side
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Cats sleep up to 16 hours a day – and apparently mostly on the left side. According to a study from Bochum, this could be a survival strategy. Further research is necessary.
Cat videos are very popular in social media. Scientists have noticed a peculiarity when watching - for which they also provide a possible explanation.
Cats sometimes curl up and sleep in a crescent shape, but even in the crescent shape, there are cats that sleep with the left side of their body on the ground and cats that sleep with the right side of their body on the ground. An international research team analyzed hundreds of YouTube videos posted on YouTube and found that two-thirds of cats sleep in the left curled position.
Why Cats Prefer Sleeping On Their Left Side—and How It Might Help Them Survive - Data Intelligence
Cats prefer to sleep on their left side. This is the conclusion drawn by an international research team that analyzed several hundred YouTube videos of sleeping cats. The researchers see this bias as an evolutionary advantage because it favors hunting and escape behavior after waking up. The team from the University of Bari Aldo Moro (Italy), Ruhr University Bochum, Medical School Hamburg and other partners in Germany, Canada, Switzerland and Tu…
Why cats prefer sleeping on their left side—and how it might help them survive - NewsGroove Uk
Cats prefer to sleep on their left side. This is the conclusion drawn by an international research team that analyzed several hundred YouTube videos of sleeping cats. The researchers see this bias as an evolutionary advantage because it favors hunting and escape behavior after waking up. The team from the University of Bari Aldo Moro (Italy), Ruhr University Bochum, Medical School Hamburg and other partners in Germany, Canada, Switzerland and Tu…
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Bias Distribution
- 33% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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