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Do you know if birds sleep? Be honest, do not google this or i'll know

Iori Loco

Iori Loco

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Nov 10, 2017
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Of course I know, I have a pet bird. They sleep like this.
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Chiquis with my mom.
 
Shodan14

Shodan14

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mnemonicj said:
Of course they do. Even fish sleep.
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I mean fish have the weird eyes open sleep thing to keep alert.

How Do Fish Sleep?

Unlike humans and several other mammals who settle in for a cozy night of rest, most of them remain in motion and don't close their eyes.

Actually, they can't close their eyes because they lack eyelids.

Some species continue to float along and will occasionally move a fin to keep oxygen flowing into their gills. These subtle movements are also meant to help them stay balanced.

However, in general, their movements are often slower, and many times they'll drift down toward the bottom of the surface rather than swimming at their normal elevation.
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Hollywood Duo

Hollywood Duo

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Oct 25, 2017
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Yeah I see the ducks napping all the time at the pond next to my place. They stick their heads in their feathers.
 
Version 3.0

Version 3.0

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Oct 27, 2017
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You've never even seen a picture of a bird with their head tucked under their wing? It's so cute.
 
hom3land

hom3land

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Oct 27, 2017
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I was in Costa Rica and went on a guided night hike. At the end the guide showed a sleeping hummingbird. To this day i don't know if it was real, or a dead stuffed bird glued to a branch.
 
iksenpets

iksenpets

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Oct 26, 2017
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I remember that birds sleep because some class I had one mentioned that bird sleep mechanisms appear unrelated to mammalian ones, implying that sleep is something that has evolved twice and must be super critical to brain function above a certain level, even if we have no idea why.
 
lmcfigs

lmcfigs

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Oct 25, 2017
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i was surprised to see my pet fish sleep as an adult :(
but then i was like... "of course they do". and felt silly afterward.
 
Goldenroad

Goldenroad

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Nov 2, 2017
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Sure. Don't they? I thought that's why people put a little blanket, or whatever, over their cage, because they think if it's dark, it's night, and they sleep. Am I wrong about this?
 
mbpm

mbpm

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Oct 25, 2017
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When you stay up to 4 in the morning you suddenly hear birds turn on which indicates they are sleeping at some point I would think.
 
Puggles

Puggles

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Nov 3, 2017
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There are like 500 geese at my work that are aways sleeping.
 
Parch

Parch

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Nov 6, 2017
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I used to live in a wooded area closely surrounded by trees on 3 sides. Sunrise was the startup for a chirping apocalypse. If it was hot out and I left the window open, the noise would wake me every time. I would scream, STFU!, everything would go quiet for a few seconds, then they'd start up again.
 
terrible

terrible

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Oct 25, 2017
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Go to a zoo, you'll quickly learn that all animals sleep pretty much 24/7*

*when caged and deprived of mental stimulation :(
 
FTF

FTF

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Oct 28, 2017
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lol of course they sleep. Now I've owned birds, but still I don't understand why birds being awake 24/7 was a thought to begin with.
 
Ubik

Ubik

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Nov 13, 2018
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They literally have the same sleeping pattern as humans. Hence the birds chirping and roosters crowing in the morning. It's like the most well known feature of birds.
 
thewienke

thewienke

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Oct 25, 2017
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We had parrots growing up and yes they sleep all the time. They use their backs as a pillow.
 
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