Welcome to this guided sleep meditation.
Called The Top 5 Most Loyal Animals in the World.
Let's begin in your bed.
And remember to fluff up your pillows.
Give them a good squeeze.
Then pat your bed that looks after you.
Please begin to get comfortable.
And then close one eye.
For the world of all animals.
Then close the next eye for the five top most loyal animals in the world.
Imagine it's raining outside.
And it is also windy.
Yet.
You are tucked up inside.
And very comfortable indeed.
So you know how good it feels to have warmth.
Tough shelter.
And food to keep you strong and healthy.
And so begins the journey.
To connecting to some amazing animals.
Who in return become loyal.
All because of the magical word trust.
They trust you.
And that also means they love you.
So there is windy rain out in the great outdoors.
Where a lot of animals live there all the time.
Yet to speak of the five most loyal animals,
Are in a way a part of the outdoors.
But also very much a part of human life.
Such as yours.
Feel your bed starts to change.
Into a magnet of trust and love.
A home that offers shelter,
Food,
Water.
All these things that keep us alive and well.
And then We live a full and happy life.
Being ourselves.
Your bed takes on powerful senses.
Of able to smell any particular scent.
No matter how far away.
Feel your nose twitch a little as you breathe in the air.
And to hear from miles around.
Really helps.
Lastly,
To see,
And some amazing animals can even see during the night.
And ready now as five vistas come to you and your bed.
The smallest one to arrive flies on wings.
The African Grey Parrot are incredibly intelligent.
Flock animals that view their owners as lifetime mates.
The African Grey Parrot is amongst the most intelligent birds ever.
With the same skills as a human toddler.
They can learn over 1,
000 words.
Perfectly mimic household sounds,
And live for over 50 years.
The famous African Grey named Alex had shown to grasp concepts of colour,
Of shape,
Quantity,
Objects,
And even undisturbed 0.
Unlike many parrots,
Greys can use human words in proper context.
They don't just repeat what they hear.
They can learn to ask for Pacific foods or express how they are feeling.
They possess an uncanny ability to replicate alarms,
Beeping appliances.
Dog barks,
Even phone notifications,
With accuracy.
In the lush rainforests of Central and West Africa,
These birds are super strong flyers and can travel up to 10 kilometers a day.
Searching for fruit,
Nuts and seeds.
Please look into his eyes and smile with trust and love.
The second smallest animal to visit now is a cat.
Though often stereotyped as aloof.
Indoor cats often exhibit immense quiet loyalty to their chosen human.
Cats are loyal because they form genuine emotional attachments.
This deep rooted bond is driven by a combination of survival instincts.
Mutual trust and the release of bonding hormones like oxytocin.
A cat will look to its favourite human for sheer comfort.
Remember petting and playing releases oxytocin.
The love hormone.
So humans and cats solidify emotional connections.
Cats essentially were domesticated.
Which happened naturally over thousands of years.
Learning that humans are a reliable source of food,
Shelter and companionship.
But remember cats share 95.
6%.
Of the genetic makeup of the Big Tiger.
Despite them being small.
Can leap up to six times their length.
Plus,
They can see in the dark six times better than humans.
Their ears are controlled by dozens of muscles.
Therefore they can rotate 180 degrees.
To pinpoint the source of sound.
The whiskers on their face are also whiskers on their front legs to help them detect prey and to navigate.
And with their highly evolved reflex,
Cats typically twist mid-air to land on their feet if they fall with super soft pads.
Look into the cat's eyes with love and trust.
The necks in size a little bigger,
And actually many sizes,
Here comes the dog.
Maybe you have a favourite.
While dogs really reign supreme.
They look to leaders for guidance,
Protection and companionship.
Interacting with dogs.
Releases oxytone,
The bonding hormone.
This suits the device trust.
They are highly sensitive to human emotions.
And are known to comfort owners when they are sad or very stressed about things.
With a sense of smell up to 100,
000 times more sensitive than ours.
And an intelligent level comparable to a two-year-old child.
Our furry friends constantly surprise us with their abilities.
Have you heard about the Yodelling Dog?
It is a Benzi breed from Central Africa.
Which cannot bark.
Instead,
They produce a unique yodel-like sounds.
Known as a buru.
And the grey hound can easily outrun a cheetah.
While cheetahs are much faster in short bursts.
A greyhound can maintain a speed of over 35.
Miles per hour for several seven miles.
And the Newfoundland dogs are particularly built to be lifeguards.
They possess water-resistant coats,
Webbed feet,
And an instinct to pull struggling swimmers to safety.
Remember every single breed of domestic dog shares ancestry with a species of grey wolf.
Gaze lovingly into the eyes of this doll that is here.
Now the next bigger loyal animal to arrive is the horse.
Highly perceptive herd animals that form profound one-to-one connections with their rider.
Horses are fiercely loyal to humans.
Because they view us as trusted members of their herd.
Our emotional safety network.
Remember,
As prey animals,
Their survival relies on strong companionship.
Predictability and protection.
So when a human constantly provides their safety and care.
A horse naturally bonds.
Profoundly with loyalty and devotion.
So horses are highly social.
Pack orientated animals.
In the wild herds rely on one another for emotional security.
Warmth and protection.
So when humans meet their needs.
Nay.
Allow us into their inner circle of trust.
Horses look to humans who project steadiness,
Calmness and clear guidance.
So an unpredictable human creates stress,
While a dependable one earns their loyalty.
They are also very good at reading human body language.
Facial expressions and even your heart rate.
They look for reassurance in frightening situations.
Trusting that if you are calm,
They can be calm too.
They also have an excellent memory and remember human friends,
Faces and voices,
Even after long separation.
Of the largest eyes of any land animal.
The eyes on each side of the head.
So they almost have 360 degree field of vision.
However,
Two blind spots is at the front and at the back.
Passers also communicate with their ears.
For they have the unique number of ten muscles in the ear.
They are capable of sleeping standing up.
But we'll need at least 30 minutes a day to lay down to get a deep,
Deep sleep.
And remembering they are prey animals.
Their fight and flight instincts are lightning fast.
They can go from standing still to delivering a powerful kick.
In 0.
3 of a second.
It's time to look lovingly into the eyes of the horse that is with you.
And lastly,
The biggest animal that is loyal joins you all.
The elephant.
Known for their exceptional memory.
The elephant develops deep lasting emotional bonds with their handler.
Due to their high emotional intelligence.
And deep social nature.
When humans treat them with consistent respect and care.
Elephants begin to see you as a trusted companion.
They are also able to recognize human vulnerability and distress,
And many show them protecting,
Comforting,
And even guiding lost people to safety.
The elephant never forgets an individual who has shown them kindness.
Allowing them to reconnect with handlers and carers.
After decades of separation.
They can understand human body language,
Facial expressions and even vocal cues.
Now the females are the ones that guide the herd to distant waterholes during droughts and enable them to recognize friend or foe.
With the big head comes that big brain.
So they are capable of thought,
Problem solving,
And information retrieval.
Therefore in harsh,
Unpredictable environments.
I heard survival depends on the otofemale.
Where she can recall reliable food and watering holes in anywhere they need to go.
Lastly,
They can recognize the calls and scents of hundreds of individual elephants.
It's time to stare lovingly into the eyes of this elephant that is here.
These are five magical animals,
Your friend.
It's time to have an amazing dream.
And travel a little into the great outdoors.
Let the parrot fly ahead and lead the way.
Let the dog sniff for miles a boot-save route.
Let the cat see through this night with night vision.
And the elephant can clear the path.
As you sit comfortable on that beautiful horse and explore,
Explore.
It's time to dream bigger.
And bigger.
Feel freedom.
Good night.
