The art of nodding off appears to have been mastered by breeding chinstrap penguins, who take more than 10,000 naps a day, with each nap lasting an average of four seconds, according to a new study.

Most parents of little ones function with a sleep deficit — but some penguins have figured out a way to catch more Zzzs. Nesting chinstrap penguins take more than 10,000 mini naps per day ...

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Nesting chinstrap penguins take nodding off to the extreme. The birds briefly dip into a slumber many thousands of times per day, sleeping for only seconds at a time. The penguins’ breeding ...

Take chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus), the adorable two-foot-plus waddling birds named for the distinctive and dignified black stripes at the bottoms of their heads, which are ...

Chinstrap penguins (pictured, animals at the Newport Aquarium in Kentucky) usually lay two eggs at a time. Sleep-deprived human parents know the value of a quick nap, but it turns out chinstrap ...

Most parents of little ones function with a sleep deficit — but some penguins have figured out a way to catch more Zzzs. Nesting chinstrap penguins take more than 10,000 mini naps per day ...

Getty Chinstrap penguins love a good nap — or 10,000! According to research published in the journal Science earlier this week, nesting birds in colonies in Antarctica take over 10,000 naps ...

For some penguins, it means thousands of mini-catnaps a day, researchers discovered.Chinstrap penguins in Antarctica need to guard their eggs and chicks around the clock in crowded, noisy colonies.

It’s probably not surprising to learn that chinstrap penguins sleep, but you might be surprised to learn that they do it 4 seconds at a time, taking more than 10,000 micro naps every day.