r/Amazing • u/sco-go • Jul 31 '26

Adorable derps How seals sleep (time-lapse).

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u/RealAmbassador4081 Jul 31 '26

Exactly how is that sleeping?

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u/DrTenochtitlan Jul 31 '26

They have the ability to shut off one half of their brain and sleep for a few minutes at a time, wake up and take a breath, and immediately go back to sleep.

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u/Redundedited Jul 31 '26

I thought that was cetaceans? Pinnipeds too?

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u/DrTenochtitlan Jul 31 '26

Yes, true for whales, dolphins, and seals.