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Do Octopus Change Color As They Dream?

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Rick SpilmanSeptember 27, 2019

In an upcoming PBS documentary, Octopus: Making Contact, a scientist observes an octopus changing color while sleeping upside down in a tank. Is it dreaming? Marine biologist Dr. David Scheel speculates what the dream might be in accordance with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged color change, dreaming, octopus, Octopus: Making Contact, PBS documentary

Of What Do Whales Dream When Asleep in the Sea?

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Rick SpilmanMarch 6, 2015

How do whales sleep? And do they dream? Many years ago on a kayaking tripĀ on Blackfish Sound off Vancouver Island, our group of paddlers came across a pod of “sleeping” orcas. The pod was swimming very slowly, each orca swimming … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged dolphin, dreaming, humpback, Orca, perm, REM, sleep, whale, whales
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