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Chinstrap penguins nod off more than 10,000 times per day in seconds-long 'microsleeps,' study finds

Chinstrap penguins in an Antarctic breeding colony take 10,000 4-second naps each day to stay alert and protect their eggs and chicks.
The penguins accumulate around 11 hours of sleep by sleeping for only 4 seconds around 10,000 times a day, suggesting that microsleeps have restorative functions.
This discovery challenges the idea that longer, uninterrupted sleep is necessary for all species and highlights the variability of sleep in the animal kingdom.

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Penguin Parents Sleep For Just A Few Seconds At A Time To Guard Newborns, Study Shows

It's a challenge for all new parents: Getting enough sleep while keeping a close eye on their newborns. For some penguins, it means thousands of minicatnaps a day, researchers discovered.

8 months ago·India

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The Guardian

10,000 naps a day: how chinstrap penguins survive on microsleeps

Scientists studying the birds in Antarctica have found they snooze for 11 hours a day without falling deeply asleep

8 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Chinstrap penguins nod off more than 10,000 times per day in seconds-long 'microsleeps,' study finds

A new study has documented the peculiar sleeping habits of this species of penguin. Instead of taking one long continuous period of sleep, chinstrap penguins prefer to sleep in seconds-long intervals, more than 10,000 times a day.

8 months ago·Canada

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NDTV

How Penguins Get 11 Hours Of Sleep Through 10,000 Naps In A Day

In humans, nodding off for a few seconds is a clear sign of insufficient sleep -- and can be dangerous in some situations, such as when driving a car. But a new study published on Thursday finds chinstrap penguins snooze thousands of times per day, accumulating their daily sleep requirement of more than 11 hours in short bursts averaging just four seconds. The flightless birds might have evolved this trait because of their need to remain constan…

8 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows

Researchers have discovered that some penguin parents sleep for only seconds at a time around-the-clock to protect their eggs and chicks. Sensors were attached to adult chinstrap penguins in Antarctica

8 months ago·United States

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Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows

Researchers have discovered that some penguin parents sleep for only seconds at a time around-the-clock to protect their eggs and chicks

8 months ago·United States

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Chinstrap penguins nod off more than 10,000 times per day in seconds-long 'microsleeps,' study finds

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Penguin Parents Sleep For Just A Few Seconds At A Time To Guard Newborns, Study Shows

Penguin Parents Sleep For Just A Few Seconds At A Time To Guard Newborns, Study Shows

10,000 naps a day: how chinstrap penguins survive on microsleeps

10,000 naps a day: how chinstrap penguins survive on microsleeps

Chinstrap penguins nod off more than 10,000 times per day in seconds-long 'microsleeps,' study finds

Chinstrap penguins nod off more than 10,000 times per day in seconds-long 'microsleeps,' study finds

How Penguins Get 11 Hours Of Sleep Through 10,000 Naps In A Day

How Penguins Get 11 Hours Of Sleep Through 10,000 Naps In A Day

Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows

Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows

Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows

Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows

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