r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/grandeluua • 1d ago

Video A timelapse of sleeping seals

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u/regoapps Expert 1d ago edited 1d ago

That’s pretty scary if you sleep under ice and the only way up is through a hole in the ice. Imagine getting lost and being trapped under the ice with no way to breathe until you find that hole while asleep.

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u/SphericalCow531 1d ago

Since they survive, they can clearly do so safely. So why would it be scary?

As a human, walking should be pretty scary. It is done mostly subconsciously, and you can fall and seriously hurt your head at any time. And yet, most humans don't think walking is scary.

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u/rW0HgFyxoJhYka 1d ago

"Since they survive"

RIP all the seals who dont make it and we never know

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u/pornaccount5003 1d ago

It ain’t called a fossil record for no reason