狮子经常被视为躺平的典范,但(残酷的)事实好像是狮子也免不了为生活奔波。2006年Hayward, MW和Hayward, GJ发表的一篇论文,报告了在Addo大象国家公园(Addo Elephant National Park)狮子的活动模式。狮子平均每天有41%的时间在活动,有一只雌狮的活动时间甚至达到了54%。他们特意指出,狮子每天花22小时睡觉是一个常见的误解。在津巴布韦对野化的圈养狮子进行的观察,甚至发现狮子每天的休息时间平均占61%。
总之狮子虽然不怎么牛马,但也不像花山熏想的那么无所事事。
参考资料:
Hanby et al. (Reference Hanby, Bygott, Packer, ARE and Arcese1995) reported that lions in Tanzania spent up to 80% of their time inactive, sleeping, lying down and sitting, mostly during the daytime.
Dunston, EJ, Abell, J, Doyle, RE, Evershed, M and Freire, R 2016 Exploring African lion (Panthera leo) behavioural phenotypes: individual differences and correlations between sociality boldness and behaviour. Journal of Ethology 34: 277–290.
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