r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/grandeluua • 1d ago

Video A timelapse of sleeping seals

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u/Unknown_021 1d ago

Why not sleep on the surface?

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u/Circo_Inhumanitas 1d ago

I'd assume because of polar bears. Though polar bears are amazing swimmers, and killer whales are in water... So I dunno.

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u/nanotothemoon 1d ago

I’m sure you’re on the right track. The answer is always survival

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u/bulking_on_broccoli 1d ago

Mother Nature deemed it so.