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Which type of animals are most active at dawn and dusk?
Which type of animals are most active at dawn and dusk?
Which of the following is a unique feature of cetacean sleep?
Which of the following is a unique feature of cetacean sleep?
What is the unique sleeping pattern exhibited by dolphins?
What is the unique sleeping pattern exhibited by dolphins?
How do dolphins and whales sleep differently from most other animals?
How do dolphins and whales sleep differently from most other animals?
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What is the reason why dolphins and whales exhibit unihemispheric sleep?
What is the reason why dolphins and whales exhibit unihemispheric sleep?
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How much sleep does each side of a dolphin's brain get per 24-hour period?
How much sleep does each side of a dolphin's brain get per 24-hour period?
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Study Notes
- Diurnal animals are active during the day, while nocturnal animals are active at night.
- Crepuscular animals are most active at dawn and dusk.
- Dolphins and whales sleep uniquely due to their need to come to the surface of the water to breathe.
- Dolphins exhibit unihemispheric sleep, where only one brain hemisphere at a time enters deep sleep while the other hemisphere remains conscious.
- Each side of a dolphin's brain gets about 4 hours of sleep per 24-hour period.
- Most other animals are unconscious during sleep.
- Cetaceans, such as dolphins and whales, also sleep.
- Unihemispheric sleep is a unique feature of cetacean sleep.
- Dolphins and whales must come to the surface of the water to breathe.
- Dolphins and whales show unihemispheric sleep, with each side of the brain getting about 4 hours of sleep per day.
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