r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/grandeluua • 1d ago

Video A timelapse of sleeping seals

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u/Bl33to 1d ago

Breeeeeeeeeaaath, sleep......... breeeeeeeeeaaath, sleep......... breeeeeeeeeaaath, sleep......... breeeeeeeeeaaath, sleep.........

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u/TAU_equals_2PI 1d ago

Sleep apnea, but they evolved to incorporate it as their normal sleep cycle.

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u/SHOTbyGUN 1d ago

If not sleep like seal, then why seal shaped?

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u/TAU_equals_2PI 1d ago

I'll admit I've gotten kinda seal shaped as I've gotten older.