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Fast, playful, and intelligent—dolphins certainly are amazing animals! They sure are fun to watch jump and spin out of the water, but have you ever wondered how they get the energy to do all their tricks? Do they sleep? Well, you’ve come to the right place because we’ve compiled everything you’ve ever wanted to know right here. So, let’s dive into that curiosity and learn all about how dolphins sleep.
Things You Should Know
- A dolphin gets rest using unihemispheric sleep so that they can sleep with one eye open at all times.
- Dolphins generally need 8 hours of sleep—just like humans do.
- Being social creatures, dolphins sleep in pods. This way, they can help protect each other throughout the night.
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- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4948738/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/I7yy4H1wiGI?t=78
- ↑ https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/dolphin.html
- ↑ https://youtu.be/I7yy4H1wiGI?t=86
- ↑ https://youtu.be/9-Ds0gA7pMs?t=72
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4948738/
- ↑ https://www.idw.org/dolphinfacts.htm
- ↑ https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0047478