Did You Ever Wonder How Whales Sleep?

[hjmick]

Standing up of course...


http://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/photography/PROOF/2017/August/sleeping-sperm-whale/01-sleeping-whale-pod.ngsversion.1501907471270.adapt.676.1.jpg


A French photographer got very lucky while diving in the Mediterranean. Very lucky...

More photos at the link:

Why These Whales Are 'Standing' In the Ocean (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2017/07/sperm-whales-nap-sleeping-photography-spd/)


What can only be described as a once in a lifetime bunch of photos...

[Gunny]

Standing up of course...


http://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/photography/PROOF/2017/August/sleeping-sperm-whale/01-sleeping-whale-pod.ngsversion.1501907471270.adapt.676.1.jpg


A French photographer got very lucky while diving in the Mediterranean. Very lucky...

More photos at the link:

Why These Whales Are 'Standing' In the Ocean (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2017/07/sperm-whales-nap-sleeping-photography-spd/)


What can only be described as a once in a lifetime bunch of photos...No. :laugh2:

[aboutime]

"Yes!" :laugh: Matter of fact. That was the first thing on my mind when I woke up this morning. It would have been a terrible day if you hadn't told us, and shown us.

Thanks anyhow. Question? How do we know the cameraman didn't just turn his camera sideways for that shot????? :poke:

[Kathianne]

I thought it was very cool! I liked the part about 1/2 the brain staying active while sleeping too.

[hjmick]

I thought it was very cool! I liked the part about 1/2 the brain staying active while sleeping too.


Yeah, the accompanying article was a good read.

[hjmick]

No. :laugh2:


And now, thanks to me, you don't have to...

[darin]

I've seen how they sleep. I've slept with one :(

[Abbey Marie]

Thanks for the article. I love stories about sea life. :salute:

[Gunny]

I've seen how they sleep. I've slept with one :(Ewww ...TMI ...:slap:

[hjmick]

I've seen how they sleep. I've slept with one :(

Take one for the team did ya? A slump buster?

[OAK]

I thought it was very cool! I liked the part about 1/2 the brain staying active while sleeping too.Hell, that's way more than some people have active when they are awake. :unsure:

[PostmodernProphet]

I've seen how they sleep. I've slept with one :(
I thought you slept with the fishes......

[darin]

I thought you slept with the fishes......

Naw, I'm still alive :)