We’ve written about our snorkels and how beautiful the world underneath the seas are. But have you ever wondered, with all the tempestuous sea currents and potential predators – how does a fish sleep? Does it even sleep at all? Perhaps the naturalist or Zoologist within the midst of the readers can tell us more.
But today we are sharing with you a link (here) where you can see more of the photos taken by Franco off the coast of Dominica. Since we’ve just rambled a few days back about not seeing them – Whales, that’s what we’re talking about. It is said they don’t really sleep but snooze (ie nap?), and even then for short stints of between 6 to 25 minutes. Wow.
They look so majestic even as they sleep, don’t they?
! I’ve seen only Pisces quiescence but these whales really looking at so majestic and beautiful even when they quietus 😊
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Gentle they are indeed!
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What a cool photo! If only I wasn’t so afraid of the water….
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A pity we don’t scuba too!
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Amazing photo, Suan. Do you know the old adage: Let sleeping dogs lie? I suspect it also applies to whales. 🙂 –Curt
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Yes it does. And hopefully there would not be a sudden interest from many scuba enthusiast to flock to Dominica
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Wow they looks so incredible!
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Yes we love the way they are vertical in the water…
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I’ve seen only fish sleeping but these whales really look so majestic and beautiful even when they sleep 😊
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Yes. Just hope that the scuba diving did not disturb them too much!
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They’re wonderfully beautiful creatures!
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Absolutely! And hopefully this makes more people love them and want to protect them
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I need more sleep than that !!
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LOL. Yeah, that nap is too short indeed. But there were literature that suggests that fishes sleep with one eye open!
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Would be a dream of mine to scuba dive with whales! They seem like such majestic creatures of the water world!
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Oh yes indeed. And gentle too!
Sometimes these photos reminds you of what we (as humankind) are causing stress to.
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Unfortunately yes 😦 but its always good to have a reminder in order to help out the creatures of our Earth not just ourselves.
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I would love to try scuba!! I would definitely be intimidated by the vast size of those whales though !!
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We too! Tried that with Whale sharks and felt really humbled.
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