#chinstrappenguins #nap #nodding #noddingoff
“The art of nodding off appears to have been mastered by breeding chinstrap penguins, who take more than 10,000 naps a day, with each nap lasting an average of four seconds, according to a new study.”

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/12/01/world/chinstrap-penguins-microsleep-study-intl-scli-scn

#Penguins Take Thousands of Naps Every Day https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/science/penguin-naps-sleep.html

Nesting #ChinstrapPenguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh0771

"While in the #ocean, the #birds barely slept... When the penguins returned to their nests, their #brain waves slowed to a pattern that is typical for sleeping birds — but only for a few seconds. They woke up again, only to fall back asleep. The birds sped through this cycle 600 times in an hour."