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dolphins dont completely sleep. they shut off half of their brain and rest it while the other half takes care of breathing and not swimming into things (dolphins are conscious breathers which means the need to be awake to tell themselves to breath and to swim)
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoDolphins sleep near the surface. They can not float entirly though. Grown dolphins like to keep one eye open for sharks and orcas(killer whales). It takes a little efort to go to the surface to breathe. At least a flip of a tail. They do not sleep for long times during the night. They take little naps instead.
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When does maui's dolphin sleep?
how do the maui's dolphin sleep
Where does a dolphin sleep at night?
in the ocean
Where do mauis dolphins sleep and when do dolphins sleep?
dolphin sleep in ocean and in hear share
Do dolphin's sleep underwater?
they sleep for about 2 through 2 hours with their eyes open
Do pink dolphins sleep?
there is no such thing as a pink dolphin. But if there was no it would not sleep. Normal dolphins don't.
How long does the bottle nose dolphin sleep?
8 Hours
Do bluebottles sleep at night?
every dolphin sleeps with one eye open.
How long do dolphin sleep?
That is a question that hasn't really been answered. Studies show that dolphins can let half of the brain "sleep" while the other half is still awake. In this way a dolphin can be swimming but "asleep" and not run into anything. Doing this scientists have determined they get about 8 hours of "sleep" a day
Can dolphins sleep in water?
Yes they can. Dolphins are aquatic mammals so they have to sleep in the water. They cannot live on land. Only one side (hemisphere) of the dolphin's brain goes into deep sleep. The other hemisphere stays alert to allow the dolphin to surface for air and to watch for predators.
What does the dolphin sleep in?
dolphins dont sleep. not really. they shut off half of their brain (because they are conscious breathers and swimmers) and when its rested, they shut off the other side
Does a dolphin sleep for 8 hours?
Dolphins actually only let half of their brain sleep at a time. This is so they can continue rising up to the surface of the water to breathe.
When does the bottled nose dolphin sleep?
The dolphins sleep near the surface of the water, but they only take short naps because they do not have gills, they have lungs and need to go to the surface to breath.
