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No, whales need to breath air ever so often, some sooner than others depending on the type of whale. They rest at the surface in a kind of a semi-sleep because not only to they have to consciously breath, but also so that if danger arises they are able to get away quickly.
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How does whale sleep?
by laying on the ocean floor
Where does a blue whale finds its food?
In the bottom of the ocean.
Where do Beluga whales sleep?
At the bottom of the ocean!
Where do whale sharks sleep?
Whale sharks sleep in the bottom of your hot tub. Then when you go in it, they run away. Into the ground. And sometimes they nibble your toes. They taste gross though. They also watch you when you sleep. They laugh. :)
What do squids sleep in?
In dark caves at the bottom of the ocean butts
Where do sea stars sleep?
On rocks or coral at the bottom of the ocean
Do leopard seals sleep standing up?
obv not they can walk They Sleep laying at the bottom or the ocean
What does the northern right whale eat?
seaweed and ish at the bottom of the ocean in Hew Hampshire between Mexico.
Is the blue whale the biggest fish in the ocean?
No - the Blue Whale is a mammal - not a fish. The largest fish in the ocean is the Whale Shark.
Do sharks sit on the bottom of the ocean floor?
Although sharks may graze on the bottom, they never actually sit on the ocean floor. Sharks have to constantly keep swimming, even in their sleep or else they will die.
How long does a whale shark sleep?
whale sharks don't actually sleep like humans do. whale sharks like most fish just rest.
When does the blue whale sleep?
a blue whale will sleep? no.. couse if they sleep the'll just floating like a stireoflitt a whale sleep when he/she had there mother to the proper place where they can sleep and in morning they arrive to get a food like human beung is to dangerous from whale they eat snakes,turles and others that they can full ther mouth in every stiches soo they don't want to sleep the baby tracon whale has decide to move the food from there tongue
