Power Nap Time: Tiny Duckling Wants to Sleep Right in Human Friend's Arms

17:00 GMT, 24 April 2021

Some pets need a little encouragement to do certain things: throw a stick, and a puppy will run to retrieve it, while a kitten will definitely play with a piece of rope. And the little birdies will doze off in a minute if you hold them in your arms, like a baby.

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This adorable little duckling is so tiny it can't stay awake for long – and it seems that "long" means over five seconds. But it's okay. The baby needs a lot of good sleep to become bigger and stronger, so it can fly to other continents, swim across giant lakes, and quack like an air horn.