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Scientists and whale watchers have seen whale hanging at the surface not
moving very much for short periods of time (minutes to an hour or so) and
they appear to be napping (but not really asleep). There has been some
research that seems to show that part of a whales brain is always active
even when they are "sleeping". So basically we think that whales either
take short "cat naps" or literally sleep with "one eye open" (and part of
their brain active), but never fall completely asleep for hours like you
and I.
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∙ 9y agoDolphins need to breathe so they sleep on the surface of the water or they rise to the surface while resting along the bottom in a shallow area. Their sleeping pattern is different from other animals because they need to be conscience to breathe.
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∙ 9y agoWhales sleep while they are swimming. They A baby whale sleeps while it is being towed along in its mothers slipstream.
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∙ 11y agowater makes you float so the whale has weight so keeps itself up.
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Do blue whales in a benthic zone?
yes
How many blue whales left in the world?
bobby bob bob
Could a human crawl through a blue whales veins?
yes
What animal doesnt sleep?
whales.... learned from TV its true wrong whales do sleep they do this in two basic methods of sleeping: they either rest quietly in the water, vertically or horizontally, or sleep while swimming slowly next to another animal
How big is a blue whales brain?
Size of an orange
What time of day do blue whales sleep?
It is not known what time of the day blue whales sleep. The blue whale is one of the largest and heaviest animals in the world.
What do krill and blue whales eat?
Your question is mistaken. Blue whales eat krill. Krill are tiny organisms that float about in the water and are kind of like plankton.
Does a blue whale migrate or hibernate?
Blue whales migrate. They cannot hibernate as they would drown. Whales sleep by switching off one side of the brain at a time.
How do blue whales sleep?
Unlike most animals, whales are conscious breathers. All mammals sleep, but whales cannot afford to become unconscious for long because they may drown. It is thought that only one hemisphere of the whale's brain sleeps at a time, so they rest but are never completely asleep.
What do blue whales do in the water?
How stupid are u they eat sleep excreet and mate in water :L
How are blue whales adapted?
How are blue whales adapted? How are blue whales adapted?
Can blue whales matewith other whales?
No. Blue whales only mate with other blue whales.
Are blue whales herbovores?
Blue whales are not herbivores. Instead, blue whales are carnivores. Blue whales diet consists of mainly Krill and Fish.
Are blue whales blue?
yes they are blue like all blue whales
What eats blue whales and humpback whales?
nothing eats alive blue whales
What are groups of blue whales could?
Although blue whales tend to be solitary creatures, the correct term for a group of any whales, including blue whales, is a pod. e.g. A pod of blue whales suggests that multiple whales are together.
Do Sperm whales sleep vertical?
Yes. Sperm whales sleep vertically with head down.
