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Not too sure about Peanut, my cat. Dieszal, my son's dog who's living here....without a doubt!
12 years ago. Rating: 17 | |
they say dogs dream in black and whit , i think it must be true..
12 years ago. Rating: 17 | |
You can certainly tell when dogs are dreaming.... The dog I used to have used to make running motions with her legs and " talk " in her sleep......like she was trying to yip at a squirrel, or cat , or something she was dreaming about . Her mouth would move, and she'd make little noises
12 years ago. Rating: 14 | |
People- I am here to tell you that all animals dream- except for earthworms. It is interpreting their dreams for them that can be ever so difficult.
12 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
they sure do, my wee dog definitely has deep R.E.M sleep, I just wish i knew what he dreams about. :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_eye_movement_sleep
12 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
<font color="#483d8b">Do Animals Dream?</font>
If we humans dream about daily issues and stresses do animals dream as well?
Studies have shown that other mammals show the same level of brain activity and increased heart rate during REM sleep (the cycle of sleep where most dreaming occurs) as humans.
Just like humans can often talk in their sleep dogs are known to bark or twitch their legs during REM sleep.
Cold-blooded animals on the other hand do not seem to experience REM sleep.
Do animals dream then?
As we associate REM sleep with dreaming in humans it is assumed that warm-blooded animals do indeed dream. However there is no way we can answer this question for sure, as most of these animals do not have the ability to communicate with us to let us know if they dream or not!
Gorillas however have been taught to communicate and it is with our closest cousins that we get some interesting information.
Ethnologist Penny Patterson has reported dreams that two gorillas Michael and Koko have had. Being able to communicate with sign language they have communicated their dreams to Penny.
12 years ago. Rating: 4 | |