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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Follow-up question: why do they do it?

[โ€“] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Much like a human baby, their heads are too heavy to support on their own. Once they are big enough, they'll sleep sitting up. Their leg muscles are designed in a way that their tendons will keep them locked into their branch of choice while they sleep until they actively let go.