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Ever caught yourself wondering “do fish sleep?” You probably have if you own a pet fish. These interesting creatures never seem to close their eyes and take a nap… or do they? Scientists who had a similar question in mind decided to study fish and it turns out they do sleep. But how this water-dwellers … Read more

Goldfish do sleep, but not in the same way people do. Goldfish sleep is more like resting. Like people, goldfish tend to sleep at night time, when it’s dark. Watch your fish at night and you might notice them hovering in one spot, only moving slightly to keep themselves stable in the water. This behaviour … Read more

Sleep in fish Whether fish sleep is an open question, to the point of having inspired the title of several popular science books.[2][3] In birds and mammals, sleep is defined by eye closure and the presence of typical patterns of electrical activity in the brain, including the neocortex, but fish lack eyelids and a neocortex. … Read more

Sharks Apparently Do Sleep, Even With Their Eyes Wide Open Scientists observed sleep in draughtsboard sharks by analyzing the animals’ metabolism and posture Sharks can sleep, and often opt to keep their eyes open while they do, according to new research published in Biology Letters. Because some sharks must swim constantly to keep oxygen-rich water … Read more

Did you have the chance to go on a night snorkel while you were at CIMI? If so, you may have seen all kinds of fishes actively swimming around – even in those late hours of the night! You may have asked yourself, if they’re moving around with their eyes open during my day snorkel … Read more

That is a good question because when you look into your aquarium, the fish seem to always be swimming around. They never seem to stop. Do they swim and sleep at the same time? Or do they even sleep? The answer is yes, they do sleep but it is with their eyes open. That is … Read more

Cavefish May Help Humans Evolve to Require Very Little Sleep We all do it; we all need it – humans and animals alike. The tiny Mexican cavefish is shedding light on how sleep evolves and how human brains could evolve to require very little sleep, just like the cavefish. The Pachón cavefish live in deep, … Read more

Fish are amazing. They are so incredible that they can actually sleep while they are swimming. This is because fish don’t have eyelids, and they don’t need to close their eyes when they sleep. The reason why fish don’t have eyelids is that they don’t need them. Their eyes are on top of their heads … Read more