do birds need to get rest every day like humans do, or can they go for several days in a row without sleeping?
2006-08-13 17:47:18 · 14 answers · asked by worldpeace 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Birds need to sleep just like other animals.
Some of the seabirds such as petrels and albatross appear to be able to sleep on the wing, though they only do so in extremely rough weather. Normally they sleep on the surface of the ocean.
Migrating birds have been known to go for as much as a week without landing but like the seabirds they are presumed to sleep on the wing.
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Nick said>>> Albatross can go for weeks, but then they glide on
>>>> the circumpolar winds.
Nick, no albatross has ever been observed to go for more than a few days without landing. There is no evidence that they do anything but sleep when they land.
2006-08-13 18:15:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Albatross can go for weeks, but then they glide on the circumpolar winds.
I would imagine that transoceanic flying birds have places where they can rest (islands, atolls, etc). I would also like to know how long they keep going before resting. Arctic tern are not big birds, so it makes one wonder how far they can fly without resting.
If anyone knows the facts, please speak up.
2006-08-14 01:18:09 · answer #2 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will change according to bird.Birds like crow can stay on air only for some minutes.Eagles can stay for 15Min to 1 hr.In some of north american countries a bird(i don't know the name) can fly for thousands of Kms without rest.They will migrate from one place to another because in the change of climate!
So according to birds time change!
2006-08-14 06:45:40 · answer #3 · answered by Nice Friend! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some birds like albatrosses can stay aloft for months at a time. They sleep while in flight by resting half of their brain while the other half remains active. Swifts may also sleep on the wing.
2006-08-14 03:25:39 · answer #4 · answered by uselessadvice 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends on which bird it is...eagle can stay in the sky for a very long time..u might have noticed it does not even flap its wings for several minutes...
2006-08-14 06:41:58 · answer #5 · answered by Deep 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Need some rest
2006-08-16 05:58:39 · answer #6 · answered by kadam s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depend on birds if bird is weak it cannot stay in airbro..without resting and if bird is strong it can stay more time in air..... compare to weak bird
2006-08-15 10:57:22 · answer #7 · answered by hot mind 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can stay in the air for 80 minutes at a time.
2006-08-14 08:28:11 · answer #8 · answered by Krishna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the bird and the flight plan
2006-08-14 00:55:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
70 min is the best
2006-08-14 10:16:31 · answer #10 · answered by k_abhixxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋