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The Standing Sleepers
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Animal OdditiesApr 26, 2026

The Standing Sleepers

The Standing Sleepers 2008. Research boat. Coast of Chile. Scientists drifted silently into something strange. Sperm whales. About a dozen of them. Floating upright. Heads near the surface. Bodies hanging straight down. They were asleep. Sperm whales only sleep 7% of the day, in 15-minute naps.

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