Ever wonder how manatees sleep without drowning? 😴🌊 Manatees are mammals, which means they have to breathe air—yes, even while they’re sleeping underwater. They don’t sleep like we do, though. Instead, they enter a kind of restful state where half their brain stays alert so they can automatically rise to the surface every 15–20 minutes for a breath. Their bodies stay completely relaxed, and they’ll often slowly float up just enough to poke their nose out of the water, take a breath, and then d

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