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Where did that first quote come from? Horses sleep (though they can standing up). So do fish, though it's not clear if they use the unihemisphere sleep trick th
by JimboOmega 12y ago
Where did that first quote come from? Horses sleep (though they can standing up). So do fish, though it's not clear if they use the unihemisphere sleep trick that marine mammals use (so they can keep swimming).
Given the great benefits of being conscious (alertness from predation, etc), there's clearly some biological reason that animals and humans sleep.
- nathanb 12y agoUh, it's the Edison quote mentioned in the article...
- nemo 12y agoIt was from Thomas Edison, so from long ago and far from an authority on animal sleeping habits. There are a vast number and variety in species of fish, some appear to do the unisphere thing, some actually go dormant and rest without swimming like zebra danios, while some don't show any signs of resting like mackerel. You can't really generalize too much about the whole lot of them. Also, horses sleep.
- jdstafford 12y agoAlso, wasn't Edison a huge proponent of cocaine use?
- philwelch 12y agoSomehow that seems fitting.