do animals have dreams?

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure dogs & cats do... -I'm not so sure about all the other critters we share the planet with. Since most brains rest in pretty much the same way- it wouldn't surprise me if your cat dreams about chasing a mouse, & that mouse dreams about escaping your cat. :)

Answer 2

How do you define dreams?. A nice story or a short clippings of incidents. In either of the things, it has not been verified that animals have dreams. May be some animal that display a good degree of intelligence like Dolphins etc.,

Answer 3

Yes, many do. (Probably all the furry ones, for example). I remember reading about mice that had been taught to go through a maze to find cheese. Their brains had been scanned while doing this, and then again when they were asleep. Turns out the scan during their sleep was identical to the one in their waken state, apparently proving that they were dreaming about the maze :)

Answer 4

I am sure some animals do...my dog dreams almost all the time because he barks in his sleep and growls and moves his legs.

Answer 5

My cat does. Sometimes she even meows and groans in her sleep.

Check this out: Animals have complex dreams and are able to retain and recall long sequences of events while they are asleep, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers report.

Answer 6

Yes. Watch your dog next time he is in a deep sleep. You can see the same REM stage of sleep that we humans go through.

Answer 7

man last time my dog ( grayhnd) was screaming like a lil puppy haha it was so funny n move his feet like his in the water so i notice tht his at the beach lol............so ofcrs they dream

Answer 8

yep, ive never seen a/my dog "run in his sleep" but they do act up when they are asleep sometimes (moving legs/face)
So Cute :)

Answer 9

Haven't you ever seen a dog "run" in his sleep? Of course they do.

Answer 10

yes they do my dog growl and bark and his legs twitch while he is a sleep must be chasen that darn cat