This penguin survives on 4-second microsleeps — thousands of times a day
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Forty thousand winks: Chinstrap penguins survive on four second
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Penguins get 11 hours of sleep a day — in four-second bouts
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Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep
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Penguins Take Thousands of Naps Every Day - The New York Times
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Penguins nesting in a dangerous environment obtain large
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Chinstrap Penguins Survive on 10,000 Four-Second Naps Every Day
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Nesting Penguins Take More Than 10,000 Mini Naps Every Day : r/nature
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Penguins snatch 11 hours of sleep through seconds-long micronaps