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both asleep and awake

  • Writer: Isabelle
    Isabelle
  • Sep 14, 2023
  • 1 min read

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Chickens possess an intriguing ability that we humans don’t (one more!). They have a sleep phase called unihemispheric slow-wave sleep, during which one side of the brain is asleep and the other is awake. This enables them to sleep with one eye open, a valuable trait for monitoring potential dangers.

 
 
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