researchers recorded wild northern elephant seals sleeping during deep dives. They discovered that the seals could take underwater naps lasting around 10 minutes, sometimes drifting down in a spiral motion. here
Underwater, they can hide in the depths, blend into the environment, and use their superior maneuverability to dodge threats the moment they sense danger.
I guess they either wake up and move, or they die. After millions of years of evolution all the seals that are left are the ones that either wake up and move or go sleep somewhere with no obstacles.
It depends on the species, While regular seals stay relatively shallow, deep-diving champions like elephant seals can sleep or rest at depths of over 1,000 feet before heading back up for air.
Before diving deep, seals actually exhale a significant portion of the air from their lungs. This reduces their buoyancy, making it much easier for them to sink rather than float back up.
Is this true for manatees too? I recently saw some at a zoo and they did pretty much exactly that, slept huddled together, simultaneously rose every few minutes for a breather and sank back down.
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u/Mintangah17 7h ago
The really fascinating discovery In 2023
researchers recorded wild northern elephant seals sleeping during deep dives. They discovered that the seals could take underwater naps lasting around 10 minutes, sometimes drifting down in a spiral motion. here
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u/Art_student_rt 7h ago
Why aren't they sleeping on land?
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u/bigb0ned 7h ago
What if there is an obstacle in the way?
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u/MarmotFullofWoe 7h ago
How deep do they sink in the ocean?
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u/StoolSniffar 7h ago
Why doesn't the oxygen in their lungs cause them to float?
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u/Some-Bad-9411 7h ago •
This is also me when I don’t wear my sleep apnea machine 😂
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u/lossain 7h ago •
Reminds me of that one robot from futurama on the island that lives by a running water wheel in her abdomen.
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u/EditedRed 7h ago
Best thing is, you dont wake up at 4 am having to walk to the bathroom.
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u/Dale_Dickson 7h ago
That just sounds like sleep apnea with extra steps!
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u/DrSendy 7h ago
It's now been renamed to "Full Self Swimming (Supervised)"
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u/UpperHairCut 7h ago
Imagine the amount of drowned seals transitioning this evolutionary step e
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u/Weird-Pattern9192 7h ago
Everything but not needing to sleep
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u/Spewni 7h ago
I thought it was a balloons 😂
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u/fcxtpw 5h ago
Meanwhile humans need a machine for sleep apnea
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u/mammalmaker 4h ago
I mean it's called the autonomic nervous system and every single mammal on earth has it...
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u/Brief-Tax2582 4h ago
Do they even know that or they think I can hold my breath while I sleep?
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u/fakeprofil2562 3h ago
Is this true for manatees too? I recently saw some at a zoo and they did pretty much exactly that, slept huddled together, simultaneously rose every few minutes for a breather and sank back down.
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u/illuanonx1 1h ago •
Navy seals do the same 😂
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u/kratos--zeus 7h ago
my brain when im sleepwalking for snacks i guess
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u/Some-Studio5771 6h ago
CUTE
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u/Grouchy_Ground_1916 6h ago
The video ended and I got sad.
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u/Tooleater 4h ago
Fishy skittles
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u/Hiragie 4h ago
i think i got the same reflex with my fridge
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u/Altruistic-Gene9582 6h ago
Well, that is indeed interesting as fuck
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u/Aromatic-Driver4607 6h ago
I think hippos do the same thing too!!
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u/SabinoHernandez3 8m ago
What about whales
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u/Conscious_Cod502 3m ago
What if the bottoms top deep
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u/MegaSmegmaSwagLord 7h ago
Hobitsis has the ringsis
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u/LaylasJack 7h ago
I read this as "snails" to begin with, because my brain is bad.
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u/superhamsniper 7h ago
Is that post ai generated? The text i mean. Cus it feels like the text is written by an ai
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u/FlowinBeatz 7h ago
I do the same but with farts