{"id":819,"date":"2026-01-24T08:01:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T08:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/insomnia\/?p=819"},"modified":"2026-01-24T08:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T08:01:59","slug":"how-do-animals-sleep-underwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/insomnia\/?p=819","title":{"rendered":"How Do Animals Sleep Underwater?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nnBn_qkn748\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sleep is necessary four our brains. Without it we wouldn&#8217;t last long. So how do animals that spend their lives underwater manage to sleep without drowning or being eaten?<\/p>\n<p>Get your copy of &#8220;Strange Creatures&#8221; now! It\u2019s filled with all the amazing animal facts and beautiful original illustrations that you\u2019ve come to love from us. \ud83d\udcd7\ud83d\udc3e Order here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/animalogicbook <\/p>\n<p>00:00 How Do Animals Sleep Underwater?<br \/>\n01:36 REM vs Non-REM sleep<br \/>\n02:32 Why sleep is essential for life<br \/>\n02:46 Cetaceans &#8211; Half-brain sleep<br \/>\n05:58 Pinnipeds &#8211; hybrid sleep<br \/>\n08:03 How marine mammals differ from humans<br \/>\n09:52 How scientists study fish sleep<br \/>\n11:12 How fish protect themselves while sleeping<br \/>\n12:22 Strange fish sleeping positions<br \/>\n13:01 How sharks sleep<br \/>\n14:38 Invertebrate sleep (octopus &amp; jellyfish)<br \/>\n16:04 Sleep in brainless animals (jellyfish)<\/p>\n<p>Become an Animalogic member: https:\/\/bit.ly\/AnimalogicMembership<br \/>\nGet Animalogic Merch: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3SXGrXL<\/p>\n<p>Support Animalogic on Patreon:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.patreon.com\/animalogic<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe for new episodes on Fridays<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/bit.ly\/SubscribeToAnimalogic<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nMore Animalogic: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@animalogic\" data-unique-id=\"animalogic\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" data-embed-type=\"creator\" style=\"max-width:780px; min-width:288px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@animalogic?refer=creator_embed\">@animalogic<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnimalogicShow<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nExamining the nature of the beast.<\/p>\n<p>#fish #animals #sleep #ocean #wildlife #nature #documentary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sleep is necessary four our brains. 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