Title: Why Do Cats Sleep So Much? Explained | Reader's Digest
Headings: Why Do Cats Sleep So Much?
Why Do Cats Sleep So Much?
No, it's not because they're lazy!
How much do cats sleep?
Are cats nocturnal?
Why do cats sleep so much?
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Meghan Jones

Content: Are cats nocturnal? Despite what you may have heard, cats are actually not nocturnal—cats are crepuscular. Unlike nocturnal animals, which are active at night, crepuscular animals are active at dusk and dawn. “ Cats tend to exert a whole lot of energy during these hours,” Ziskin says. When they sleep, they’re “recharging” to enable them to be active during the dusk and dawn hours. So, if you used to think cats sleep so much because they’re lazy, well, now you know the truth! “ We’re not lazy” is definitely one of the things your cat would love to tell you. Why these hours? Well, cats’ sleeping habits have to do with their evolution and their history as hunters. The cats of old would hunt during the early morning and twilight hours and then sleep during the main daytime and nighttime hours when their natural predators would be on the prowl.