The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-07-04
ATTITUDES IN SLEEP.
The Odd Pastures IN Which Animate
ard Fish Sock Repess.


Fish have q density so nearly that
OF water that they can rest quietly
on sand or gravel without apparent
effort. Are they asleep? Probably,
though sAcy do not shut their eyes.
At the BEGINNING of evening, for in
stance, The gudgeon chooses sandy
spot between stones and remains
there, facing the current, its body
resting Oh the lower lobe of the tail
and on its pectoral and ventral fms.
It is possible that it assumes the
same position in winter ard remains
in it until spring, hibernatiug. The
barbcls and Dreams sleep in compa-
mics, like tho gudgeon, but on q
muddy bottom. The pike sleeps in
summer near the bank, at the sur
face, where the sunlight can reach
it. The carp keeps near tho bottom.
The eel hides in holes that it makes
nearer the bank.
The observation of sea fish is
more difficult, as may bo imagined.
1t is now agreed that herrings,
mackerci and other SO called migra-
tory fish pass the winter at the bot
tom in kind of lethargy. Do they
adopt the gudgeon's position? Per-
haps, though Plcville le Peley has
seen thousands. of mackerel half
buried in the mud, holding their
tails vertically above it. Batracbjans
sleep sitting with the head in the
air. The Toad sleeps by day in holes
or under rocks and retires under
ground for the winter. He burrows
backward, his hind feet and the end
of his body serving to dig the hole,
while he pushes with his fore feet.
The marsupials are generally forced
by the shape of their bodies to, o,sleer
eitting. The phalanger fox sleeps
in a crouching posture, the head
between the fore feet. The lemurs
also croucS, with the long, bushy
tail around the hind feet. With the
chimpanzees and other apes the hair
on the upper arm and the forearm
grows in opposite directions. This
serves to protect the. animal more
effectively from the rain when he
sleeps crouching in the thick woods
or in the brush with Ills arms folded
and pressed against the body. The
orang takes his siesta with bent
back, head hanging on his chest and
sometimes holding to a branch by
one Of his extended arms, but gen
orally with both arms hanging nv
his sides. - ~ =. !. -. =.
f Penguins and pelicans also rest in
a sitting posture. A whole flock
takes refuge under @ projecting
rock, the beak resting on the
breast or with neck. bent, to- ALLOW:
it to rest on the back. The hare
does not sleep with open eyes, as
has been wrongfully asserted, for its
pupils are hermetically closed dur
ing sleep. ,.:>... !. =. i. -. !:
The crocodile and the cayman re-
pose on the ground on the entire
ventral surface. Lizards sleep with
their eyes shut. and. their mouths
open. Turtles naturally take the
same position, the land varieties in
dry. grass or in q shallow hnrrow,
the marine ones ut the surface Of
the sea, on which they float. This
is the moment chosen for catching
them. st. s. 4, = 49, ~: ,.
u: Most Of the ruminants lie on the
.dsnk. Casels stretch out with neck
extended. Deer. lie near each 9TH
er in: winter. The horse stretches
out his legs. Cats and hares also
sometimes stretch themselves.
81: The ea-:ii7oTe5-ttihe eca:--;:iiii77oTe5-the cat family,
the be 81 dog, wolf, fox, etc.-curl
up or pace the head rsretched out
on the paws. Several rodents, like
the rat, sleep rolled up into q bali.
The hedgehog, which passes the
whole day hidden, among stones or
brush or in the trunk Of q hollow
tree, also rolls up, with its head
and paws under its belly so that it
looks like a huge chestnut bur
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