Lye treatment is done to remove the bitterness of the olive. Olives contain oleuropein (after their botanical name Olea europea), and it is this substance (a compound called a glucoside) that makes them too bitter to eat directly from the tree.n order to produce edible olives, harvested olives are cleaned and then cured in a natural brine of salt, oil, and flavorings or artificially with lye. For green olives, the salinity is increased by 2% every two to three weeks from the initial salinity of 12-14%.
A giraffe rests by lying with its body on top of its folded legs. To lie down, the animal kneels on its front legs and then lowers the rest of its body. To get back up, it first gets on its knees and spreads its hind legs to raise its hindquarters.
Just looking at these slumbering giraffes is enough to give you a crick in the neck-which is why the world's tallest animals don't often stop for a snooze. Despite their height, giraffes actually have the shortest sleep requirement of all mammals, surviving on an average of half an hour a day. When they do settle to sleep, it's for minutes at a time, because of the risks to their wellbeing in the wild. Bored Panda. Sleeping beauty: Giraffe's unusual bodies make it hard for them to lie down to sleep. In captivity, the giraffe sleeps intermittently around 4.6 hours per day, mostly at night. It usually sleeps lying down, however, standing sleeps have been recorded, particularly in older individuals.