148 Animals That Sleep Wherever And However They Please

December 03, 2022

For humans, sleep is essential for overall health. It allows us to recharge, consolidate memories, and repair the body. Scientists think that animals need sleep for similar purposes.

After all, they are particularly vulnerable while enjoying it, so there must be considerable advantages that outweigh the risks, right?

While there are many mysteries surrounding sleep that we still can't solve, there's one certainty that nobody dares to doubt. Animals look absolutely adorable when they close their eyes to get some well-deserved rest.

To drive this point home, we decided to expand on one of our earlier publications and put together a new collection of pictures showing the quirky and sweet side of sleep. From dogs and cats to geckos and owls, continue scrolling to meet the gang.

#1 Just Like A Human Relationship

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#2 Time For A Nap

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#3 Smol Criminal Taking A Nap

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#4 Can We All Just Take A Moment To Appreciate The Sweetest Little Fox Sleeping On A Tree Stump In My Parents' Backyard

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#5 This Is How They Sleep! Nugget (The Sausage Dog) Makes Sure Of It

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#6 Funny Hedgehog Sleeping

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#7 Cats Sleeping On A Bench In Whidbey Island, WA. I Had To Stop And Take A Picture On My Walk

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#8 Where My Cat Sleeps When I'm Working From Home

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#9 This Hood Is Good

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#10 He Has The Weirdest Sleeping Positions

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#11 The Way She Sleeps

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#12 Little Puppers Doing A Synchronized Sleep

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#13 Fox Sleeping On A Skylight

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#14 Blep In Her Sleep

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#15 My Friend’s Sleeping Cat

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#16 Hugging In Their Sleep

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#17 The Street Is Very Hot, So The Salesperson Allows Kittens To Go Into The Store And Sleep On The Freezer

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#18 My Mother Just Sent Me This Picture. She Just Woke Up And Had This Fella Sleeping Over Her Bed

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#19 This Is Chata, The Munchkin. This Is How He Sleeps

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#20 I Caught Him Sleeping Like This In His Cat Tree

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#21 Just A Little Nap

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#22 In Case You Need Something To Brighten Your Day, Here’s A Picture Of My Dog Sleeping

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#23 My Little Guy Likes Sleeping In His Succulent

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#24 The Way My Cat Sleeps

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#25 My Boy Eddie Sleeping

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#26 Snow Owls Sleep Like They Have Necked 10 Double Whiskeys And Just Reached Their Bed

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#27 Sleeping Squirrels In Their Nest On A Window Ledge

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#28 This Baby Duck Is Sleeping, So People Who Are Also Going To Sleep Good Night And Dream About Ducks

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#29 The Family Cat Likes To Sleep In My Pants

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#30 Cousin's Dog Decided It Was Time To Sleep While Playing With My Shoe

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#31 He Sleeps

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#32 How My New Kitten Likes To Sleep When I Am Using My Laptop

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#33 Moose Taking An Afternoon Nap In My Dad's Garden

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#34 One Of Our Ducks Rejected This Duckling And It Imprinted On Me Instead. It Hasn't Let Me Out Of It's Sight For The Two And A Half Days It's Been Alive

It tired itself out playing in the grass earlier and stretched out in my hand for a little nap

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#35 My Girlfriend Is Dog-Sitting With A Friend’s Dog. This Is How He Naps Apparently

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#36 I Think This Qualifies, He’s Napping

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#37 Didn't See Him At Lunchtime, So Looked Around And Found Him Sleeping In The Front Yard

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#38 My Dog Sometimes Sleeps Like This

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#39 Circle Of Meow

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#40 My Significant Other Finally Allowed The Pup To Sleep In The Bed. I Don't Think I'll Ever Get My Half Of The Bed Back

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#41 In Under A Month She Went From Being Scared Of Everyone, To Sleeping With A Smile On Her Face Cuddling. Please Rescue

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#42 We’ve Had Her For 1 Week, And This Is How She Sleeps Now

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#43 Who Even Sleeps Like This?

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#44 So I Caught My Cat Sleeping In This Position

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#45 My Girlfriend's Cat Sleeping On Top Of The Brooms In Her Family's Shop

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#46 Two Months After I Got Him And Darwin Still Holds His Own Paws When He Sleeps

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#47 Found This Little Guy At The Bottom Of Our Garden. He Was In Bad Shape But He's Improving. The Hard Work Of Forming A Bond With Him Is Paying Off

This is him coming up to me today and sleeping next to me

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#48 A Boy And His Cow Napping At The Goshen Fair

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#49 Excuse Me, Miss, May I Nap In Your Nest For A Bit? A Little Bird Followed Me From My Car

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#50 This Is Copper, Taking A Nap

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#51 Foster Kitten Likes To Sleep In My Hand. I Have No Objections

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#52 He Barked At A Coffee Bean On The Floor For 10 Minutes And Is Now Ready For His "Nap Of Champions"

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#53 Helsinki Napping - Cuteness Overload

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#54 Our Vet’s Chonker Having A Fat Nap On The Reception Desk. Apparently This Is The Best Spot

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#55 These 2 Stray Cats Are From The Same Litter And Absolutely Love To Sleep Together Outside My Apartment

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#56 These Cats Napping Aligned On Stairs

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#57 This Is My Dog’s Favorite Toy. He Refuses To Chew On It And He Sleeps With It Every Night

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#58 The Shelter Made A Rule That These Siblings Had To Be Adopted Together Because They Were Inseparable. They Sleep Like This Every Night

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#59 Frejya Only Sleeps In Derpy Positions

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#60 Dog Sleeping In A Window Display In Turkey. Store Workers Let Him Stay The Whole Time Because It Was So Cold Outside

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#61 Everybody's Got These Great Pictures Of Their People Sleeping With Their Pets And I'm Over Here Stuck With This Mess

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#62 My Deaf Dog Pinkman Has To Touch You While She Sleeps

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#63 My 19-Year-Old Cat Sleeping With Her Childhood Toy

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#64 First Time Cat Owner Here, I Can't Believe How Much My Kitten Theo Loves To Sleep

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#65 My Cat Likes To Sleep In A Perfectly Straight Line

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#66 Long Rest

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#67 The Way My Dog Likes To Sleep On My Momma's Shoulder Fascinates Me

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#68 They Weren't Kidding

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#69 An Optician Cat Caught Sleeping On Duty

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#70 Asked My Significant Other Why He Sleeps In The Guest Room Some Nights. He Sent Me This

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#71 All Tucked In

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#72 My Deep Sleeping Pupper. The Cheerio Has Been There For 3 Minutes Now. How Long Will It Last? Stay Tuned

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#73 My Favorite Mouth Breather, Sleeping On His Favorite Memory Foam Pillow

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#74 My Pup Loves To Sleep Like This When I’m At My Desk

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#75 Sleeping With A Smile On Her Face. My Baby Mahi

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#76 This Is How I Sleep Meow

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#77 He Sleeps Like This 90% Of The Time

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#78 If Only I Could Sleep This Well

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#79 He Likes To Sleep Like This

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#80 My Boss’ Dog Has Been Sleeping Like This For 15 Minutes Now

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#81 Rottie Likes To Sleep Like This

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#82 Dreaming Of The Good Stuff

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#83 This Is My Black Cat Kaia. She Started To Sleep Like This After Her Belly Got Badly Injured In A Car Accident. So Proud That She Recovered

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#84 Saga Of Absolutely Busted Positions My Dog Likes To Sleep In

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#85 My Cat Sleeping Under A Small Tree At Noon (P.S. He's Very Much Alive)

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#86 Helmet. Ferret Sleeps With A Bowl On Her Head

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#87 They Scare Me Every Time They Sleep Like This. I Keep Thinking One Has Died And The Other Is Mourning Him

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#88 My And My Sister's Pups Making A Puppy Sandwich

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#89 The Sleeping King

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#90 Manages The Tennis Ball Even In This Sleep

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#91 How Are My Boyfriend And His Sister’s Rabbit Sleeping Today

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#92 This Little Guy Came Out Of Nowhere While I Was Gardening And Just Wanted A Place To Nap Before He Went On His Way

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#93 A Stray Dog Having A Nap Inside A Shop Window In Izmir

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#94 Bed And Breakfast

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#95 Relaxed Kitty. How Loveable

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#96 Pink Belly

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#97 Do Not Move That Chair. We Don’t Want To Wake A Sleeping Baby

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#98 Life Is Exhausting

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#99 Sleeping Fox. I've Been Jokingly Thinking How Awesome It Would Be To Run Into A Sleeping Fox And Get A Picture Of It

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#100 Classic Bubenchik. Such A Cutie While Sleeping

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#101 Looks Like She’s Having A Good Dream

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#102 This Criminal Likes To Sleep On Her Back

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#103 Despite All The Cozy Spots I've Provided My Fosters, Murph Still Prefers The Keyboard

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#104 She Thought This Was The Best Place To Sleep. In A Plant Pot. I Think She Thinks She's A Cat

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#105 Time For A Nap

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#106 I Was Sent Here To Show You How Effective Cat Traps Can Be At The Foot Of The Bed. Everyone Tucked In Nicely, Nobody Gets Squashed In Their Sleep

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#107 His Favorite Sleeping Position

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#108 My Girlfriend's Pet Rat Sleeping

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#109 My Senior Cat Won’t Let Me Sleep Unless I Spoon Him Every Night

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#110 My Wife Gave Birth 1 Week Ago And Is Finally Able To Sleep On Her Back. Our Kitty Couldn’t Be More Thrilled To Have Her Happy Place Back

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#111 My Dog Has His Choice Of The Couch, Two Dog Beds, And At Least 6 Blankets To Sleep On, Yet He Dragged My Jacket Down From A Chair And Curled Up On It

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#112 I Left Home For The Military A Few Months Ago And My Dad Took A Pic Of My Dog Sleeping On My Bed

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#113 He Takes Naps With His Nose Just Barely Cracking The Dog Door So That He Won’t Miss Any Weird Outside Smells While He Sleeps

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#114 This Is How My Neighbor's Dog And Cat Usually Sleep. This Was The First Time I Could Take A Picture Of Them Without Waking Up The German Shepherd

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#115 My Cat Was Missing For 3 Days, We Finally Found Him But His Paw Was Broken, This Is How He Sleeps Now

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#116 Ex Left The Cat Because It Was Mean. Look At This Absolute Monster Sleeping In My Robe This Morning

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#117 When She Sleeps Like This Her Spots Form A Heart

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#118 My Pig, Sleeping With Her Pig

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#119 7 Boxer Pups Who Climbed Into My Lap And Then Played Themselves To Sleep. I Don’t Know If I’ll Ever Be That Happy Again

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#120 My Friend Took This Picture Of My Cat And Me While I Was Sleeping. His Name Is Mochi. He's My Sweet Boy And I Love Him

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#121 This Is Skittles When She Was About 2 Months Old. We Caught Her Sleeping And Using Her Brother As A Pillow

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#122 This Is My Yoda

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#123 This Coffee Shop In Greece Lets The Stray Dogs Sleep Inside Every Night After The Customers Leave

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#124 Caught My Dad Sleeping With A New Girl This Morning

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#125 Why Sleep On The Bed When You Can Sleep Under The Bed

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#126 Alpacas Sleeping. Would This Baby Alpaca Be Counting Sheep Or Alpacas?⁠

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#127 Unstoppable Nap

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#128 Are Dogs Supposed To Sleep Like This, Or Is Mine Broken?

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#129 My Cat Likes To Sleep On His Face, Is This Normal?

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#130 How Do I Stop My Cat From Sleeping On My Pillow?

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#131 I Have Prepared Enough Burrows For Hamsters But They Prefer To Sleep Together

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#132 Look At This Smol Kitten Sleeping On My Lap

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#133 Just Bought An AC. He Sleeps All Day With His Butt Facing It

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#134 Dear Internet, I Present You My Cat Sleeping

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#135 This Is Otis. Otis Sleeps In My Shoes

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#136 This Is Skittles

Her previous owner didn't treat her very well which has made it nearly impossible for her to get comfortable with new people. Two years of patience, and this is the first time she's felt comfortable enough to snuggle up next to me to sleep. I had tears in my eyes guys.