Science December 2023 PMID 38033080

Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps.

P-A Libourel, W Y Lee, I Achin, H Chung, J Kim, B Massot, N C Rattenborg

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The group shows strong interest through remarks like 'fun fact,' 'microdosing sleep,' and comparisons to human sleep, demonstrating enthusiasm and curiosity. While some posts reflect on the evolutionary significance and sleep's role in vigilance, overall engagement remains moderate, emphasizing fascination over detailed critique, in line with a recognition of the study's potential to deepen understanding of sleep behavior in animals.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions support the findings, emphasizing how penguins can sleep in brief bouts to stay vigilant, showing general agreement with the study.

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Participants are highly interested, commenting with fascination, mentioning microdosing sleep, and comparing it to human practices, indicating strong curiosity.

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There is moderate engagement, with some posters reflecting on evolutionary implications and the significance of this sleep pattern, but limited deep scientific debate.

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The discussions suggest the research could influence how we understand sleep and vigilance, though most focus on curiosity rather than direct application, resulting in a moderate impact score.

Abstract in brief

  • The study shows that chinstrap penguins take frequent short naps called microsleeps, lasting about 4 seconds each, which add up to around 11 hours of sleep per hemisphere daily.
  • These microsleeps happen both at sea and while nesting on land, despite the penguins being constantly alert to predators and rival penguins, indicating they might serve essential sleep functions.
  • The findings suggest that animals like penguins may use these brief sleep episodes as a way to get the benefits of sleep when they can't afford long rest periods due to their need for vigilance.

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In the wild, nesting chinstrap penguins get more than 11 hours of sleep per day—but not all at once. According to a 2023 Science study, these birds nod off thousands of times per day, but for only around 4 seconds at a time. https://t.co/0s0yQyJL1z #NationalNappingDay https://t.co/7BIy9vIyQn

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In the wild, nesting chinstrap penguins get more than 11 hours of sleep per day—but not all at once. According to a new Science study, these birds nod off thousands of times per day, but for only around 4 seconds at a time. https://t.co/GrX5n4En8I https://t.co/jwN2Sr0ILU

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In the wild, nesting chinstrap penguins get more than 11 hours of sleep per day—but not all at once. According to a 2023 Science study, these birds nod off thousands of times per day, but for only around 4 seconds at a time. https://t.co/6bbJebnt5s #WorldPenguinDay https://t.co/ZOAIL46qyG

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2023年の論文。ヒゲペンギンの睡眠パターンを分析した最先端研究なんだけども、Fig. 2Bにある「右目つぶってる顔」「左目つぶってる顔」のかわいさ。 Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps https://t.co/zv1VecA1a2

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Fun fact: nesting chinstrap penguins have to stay constantly vigilant. To do this, they take > 10,000 ~4 second naps a day, amounting to ~11 hours sleep/day in total, rather than sleeping for fewer, longer periods https://t.co/7yAjghQ2Ry https://t.co/MOACXEFdTB

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Meet Dr. Paul-Antoine Libourel, our speaker and moderator in our webinar. His study https://t.co/xnQwxRcs3Y on nesting chinstrap penguins highlights their unique sleep patterns, including the accrual of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps

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In the wild, nesting chinstrap penguins get more than 11 hours of sleep per day—but not all at once. According to a 2023 Science study, these birds nod off thousands of times per day, but for only around 4 seconds at a time. https://t.co/6bbJebnt5s #WorldPenguinDay https://t.co/ZOAIL46qyG

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information sources: Libourel et al. (2023). Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps, Science. https://t.co/YJ2YdmWDHa image credits: Gordon Leggett https://t.co/xtdpieIlvs Antoine Lamielle https://t.co/9HULHGLp4O

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In the wild, nesting chinstrap penguins get more than 11 hours of sleep per day—but not all at once. According to a 2023 Science study, these birds nod off thousands of times per day, but for only around 4 seconds at a time. https://t.co/0s0yQyJL1z #NationalNappingDay https://t.co/7BIy9vIyQn

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#246: Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps by @PALibourel et al Does aging research also tackle sleep? Diverse solutions to sleep, e.g. these penguins, could unlock up to 50% extra of waking life! https://t.co/bN8UqpJRbr https://t.co/IcGaB7A1Hb

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I struggle to wake up once a day. Imagine nodding off and waking up 10,000 times a day like these penguins. They cumulatively manage about 11h sleep in bursts of just a few seconds allowing them to stay vigilant to predation of their eggs + other penguins https://t.co/8yvVC8CtPA

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Just in! Chinstrap penguins rely on 10,000 microsleeps daily. Scientists made an intriguing discovery about chinstrap penguins: they survive on 4-second microsleeps, totaling over 11 hours of sleep each day.  https://t.co/LQE5W7zQoL https://t.co/twns9p2hNN

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Science Magazine
@ScienceMagazine · X

In the wild, nesting chinstrap penguins get more than 11 hours of sleep per day—but not all at once. According to a new Science study, these birds nod off thousands of times per day, but for only around 4 seconds at a time. https://t.co/GrX5n4En8I https://t.co/jwN2Sr0ILU

Dec 6, 2023 · 129 likes · 31 shares · 4,514,313 followers View post →
beppedeleonardis
@bedel1945 · X

I pinguini antartici fanno 10.000 pisolini al giorno Campioni del sonno frammentato. I pinguini dal collare si addormentano per pochi secondi 10.000 volte al giorno. Perchè? Per proteggere la loro prole. Science>https://t.co/VH2aEBG12v Nature>https://t.co/7ZFjGITLIx

Dec 6, 2023 · 1 like · 1,358 followers View post →
I-Ting Tu
@ITingTu2 · X

Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps | Science https://t.co/zAhb4bLGj8

Dec 4, 2023 · 269 followers View post →
Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh
@cheapsellotape · X

Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps.

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Life Science Journal Content
@lsn_jc · X

Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps | Science #science #publication #research #journal https://t.co/a2ZkNfJSJ4

Dec 4, 2023 · 260 followers View post →
サイエンスあれこれ
@sarekore · X

は移動中に休むための適応であり、今回ほど短時間、高頻度の例は知られていませんでした。なぜ他の種も同じ睡眠適応を進化させることができなかったのかは不明です。Science誌https://t.co/zNKzcGsBoA

Dec 4, 2023 · 1 like · 922 followers View post →
Abstream
@abstreamme · X

Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps | Science #science #publication #research #publications https://t.co/E0HyqulDNB

Dec 3, 2023 · 788 followers View post →
Ramón Martínez-Mármol
@marmol_dr · X

Sleep deprivation? Ask the masters! Penguins do >10000 microsleeps per day, accumulating up to 11h of sleep (and I complained when my kids were babies) Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps | Science https://t.co/nlkQmudv7q

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Andy_Weeble_Weaver
@AndrewW66619812 · X

The paper in "Science" the above "Nature" article is based upon, & links to: “Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps” via "Nature Briefing" 2/2 https://t.co/EvGZCqENbR

Dec 1, 2023 · 4,315 followers View post →
Matteo Guardamagna
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@bsrlaboratory · X

Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps | Science https://t.co/RcnyhpCKZf

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Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids
@Jente_O · X

Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps | Science https://t.co/I6YwQGkLDO #ornithology

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Gary Ritchison
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Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps https://t.co/EQA8gZweVe

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Lawliet
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RT @BlueJakk: این یافته جدید در مورد #پنگوئن ریش‌خطی (Chinstrap Penguin) میگه بررسی #مغز این عزیزان نشون داده که در طول روز و زمانی که دارن…

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Prof Dynarski
@dynarski.bsky.social · Bluesky

Same “The penguins nodded off more than 10,000 times a day, for only around 4 seconds at a time, but still managed to accumulate close to 11 hours of sleep.“ https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh0771

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Morteza
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RT @VVyazovskiy: Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps | Science https://t.co/hyfL6t…

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Sina
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RT @BlueJakk: این یافته جدید در مورد #پنگوئن ریش‌خطی (Chinstrap Penguin) میگه بررسی #مغز این عزیزان نشون داده که در طول روز و زمانی که دارن…

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Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids
@jenteo.bsky.social · Bluesky

Cool paper in Science: "Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Ali Pakrooh
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RT @BlueJakk: این یافته جدید در مورد #پنگوئن ریش‌خطی (Chinstrap Penguin) میگه بررسی #مغز این عزیزان نشون داده که در طول روز و زمانی که دارن…

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Julie Seibt
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Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps | Science https://t.co/5b7K5jsb2b

Dec 1, 2023 · 271 followers View post →
BALB/c
@GranzymeA · X

この能力いいな。 「アゴヒゲペンギンは数秒の睡眠を繰り返して睡眠時間を確保する」 Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps | Science https://t.co/SBlstidpki

Dec 1, 2023 · 140 followers View post →
三日月あかり
@mikage__akari · X

出典! P.-A. Libourel et al. ,Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps.Science382,1026-1031(2023). https://t.co/Yz3Mbi8Lyb

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Shoi Shi
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Esdidimus
@forgx12 · X

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@takatoh_life · X

【参考文献】 This penguin survives on 4-second microsleeps — thousands of times a day https://t.co/G0KvCHVpZa 【原著論文】 Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps https://t.co/5uzMHoyuiR

Nov 30, 2023 · 9 likes · 13,626 followers View post →
Kato
@oxkawaka · X

Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps ある種のペンギン、1日に10000回くらい寝てるらしい(ただし数秒) https://t.co/fjFGnCYnr6

Nov 30, 2023 · 11 likes · 5,812 followers View post →
Blue Jack
@BlueJakk · X

این یافته جدید در مورد #پنگوئن ریش‌خطی (Chinstrap Penguin) میگه بررسی #مغز این عزیزان نشون داده که در طول روز و زمانی که دارن از تخم‌هاشون مراقبت میکنن، بیش از ۱۰ هزار بار میخابن، هر بار حدود ۴ ثانیه (۱۱ ساعت) و اینجوری همیشه آماده حمله دشمن احتمالی هستن. https://t.co/WmFDbuNN9s https://t.co/Wa4XD5u0Cl

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Sciences
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Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps

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Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps | Science https://t.co/iPexHU8wtp https://t.co/gWC9g7VYdN

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Sciences
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Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps

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@Un1v3rs0Z3r0 · X

Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps | Science https://t.co/HuPIGqdOcg

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Vlad Vyazovskiy
@VVyazovskiy · X

Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps | Science https://t.co/hyfL6tbChj

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