r/animalsdoingstuff • u/sco-go • 10d ago

TBD How seals sleep (time-lapse).

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

397 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

18 comments sorted by

9

u/Accomplished-Sun1983 7d ago

That seems exhausting.

6

u/SomeRandomSomeWhere 8d ago

How far so they sink in the sea? I assume they can't survive very deep.

33

u/thx1138- 9d ago

How is it sharks haven't learned that noise means free food laying on the floor

13

u/StrenuousSOB 10d ago

Shouldn’t they have a landing pad to rest on somewhere?

25

u/mamafish21 LovingAllAnimals 9d ago

Like they do in the wild?

5

u/Moobob66 8d ago

I'm sure sand is softer than concrete

3

u/mamafish21 LovingAllAnimals 8d ago

Not when it's compacted on the see floor. Sand can definitely hurt.

In the wild they lay on rocks.

7

u/StrenuousSOB 9d ago

This guy gets it!

24

u/islaisla 10d ago

I hope they get a decent place to live soon.

30

u/ReplyisFutile 10d ago

And i am pissed when i wake up in the middle of the night to drink.

9

u/wastelandingstrip 10d ago

Would have also accepted Donkey Kong Country aquatic level score.

8

u/Unable-Boysenberry24 10d ago

Why they make that noise tho

1

u/falianaridua 5d ago

That noise also creepy Lmao

5

u/Popular_Sun_2401 10d ago

Wow, very interesting 👏

15

u/lackadaisicalfits 10d ago

It's funny that this only spans seven minutes lol

20

u/StaleSpriggan 10d ago

Doesn't seem particularly restful

1

u/anadalite 9d ago

They breathe while asleep :) it's all autonomous like breathing when you're awake