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By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Along the rocky and ice-free Antarctic coastline, chinstrap penguins by the millions form bustling breeding colonies - chaotic, noisy and, yes, smelly - every year, laying eggs in November that hatch in late December and ...
Chinstrap penguins sleep about 11 hours per day, but only about 4 seconds at a time.
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a challenge for all new parents: Getting enough sleep while keeping a close eye on their newborns. For some penguins, it means thousands of mini-catnaps a day, researchers discovered. Chinstrap penguins in Antarctica need to guard their eggs and chicks around-the-clock in crowded, noisy colonies. So they nod off thousands of […]
The power naps of the chinstrap penguin are even briefer and more frequent when it is tending eggs. The power naps of the chinstrap penguin are even briefer and more frequent when it is tending eggs.
Micronaps net chinstrap penguins over 11 hours of sleep a day, offering some rest while staying vigilant against predators and competitors.