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all 34 comments

[–]greenymile 30 points31 points ago

[–]wojovox 5 points6 points ago

Oh, come on.

[–]centerbleep 5 points6 points ago

[–]mindbleach 1 point2 points ago

It would only be flying if she'd missed.

[–]endswithk 1 point2 points ago

[–]epalla 12 points13 points ago

That... is really creepy for some reason.

[–]Shadowglove 6 points7 points ago

Can you imagine how the person felt who discovered this?

[–]sadfacewhenputdown 11 points12 points ago

And he piled upon the whale's white hump, the sum of all the rage and hate felt by his whole race. If his chest had been a cannon, he would have shot his heart upon it.

[–]waxlion 2 points3 points ago

Thank-you. Now I have to get my well worn copy of Moby Dick out again for yet another read.

[–]RadianceX 5 points6 points ago

How do they get oxygen when they are sleeping? Do they have to wake up frequently to get air?

[–]Lucifersamtaco 0 points1 point ago

probably fairly easy for them to bob up and down.

[–]imredditting[!] 1 point2 points ago

They can hold their breath for approximately 2 hours, and they have the ability (at least while they're awake) to restrict flow from limbs to extend their time between breaths.

It's also theorized that Sperm whales are the least sleep-dependent mammal and only take short naps throughout the day.

[–]Pumpkinsweater 4 points5 points ago

"And then, as I watched him struggling, I realized that something was obstructing its breathing. From where I was standing, I could see directly into the eye of the great fish."

"Mammal"

"Whatever... Well then, from out of nowhere, a huge tidal wave lifted me, tossed me like a cork, and I found myself right on top of him - face to face with the blowhole. I could barely see from the waves crashing down upon me but I knew something was there. So I reached my hand in, felt around, and pulled out the obstruction. "

[–]listerinebreath 2 points3 points ago

Thank-you. Now I have to get my well worn copy of Moby Dick Seinfeld out again for yet another read watch.

[–]RedHundred 5 points6 points ago

For some reason I find this terrifying.

[–]spotter300 8 points9 points ago

They've been asleep for quite some time now.

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

title comnts points age /r/
Sleeping wales 4coms 1pt 19dys pics
Sleeping Sperm Whales Off the Coast of the Azores, Portugal 211coms 1485pts 6mos pics
Synchronized swimming. 2coms 1pt 1mo pics

source: karmadecay

[–]beffaliza 2 points3 points ago

So long and thanks for all the fish

[–]Jdgicker 1 point2 points ago

this is called whale planking; all the hip whales are doing it.

[–]lil_buddha -1 points0 points ago

"Thanks for all the fish!"

[–]zach84 -1 points0 points ago

Gee, Bob, sinking that ship sure was tiring. That's what they get for killing George.

[–]ElVichoPerro 0 points1 point ago

air.

[–]macbethy 0 points1 point ago

[–]FULLRETARD88 1 point2 points ago

This made me sleepy. I want a whale nap.

[–]willhe 1 point2 points ago

they sleep erect

[–]pacfan40 1 point2 points ago

Who doesn't?

[–]AccidentalRob 1 point2 points ago

No, that's how they communicate with giant deep-space probes. Don't you know anything?

[–]trident_84 1 point2 points ago

Leviathans are called sperm whales?!?!

[–]ledanser 1 point2 points ago

so eerie

[–]pacfan40 1 point2 points ago

This makes me want to go whale tipping.

[–]zachw2009 1 point2 points ago

Not gonna lie, that's kind of creepy.

[–]FullAutoOctopus 0 points1 point ago

Straight up and down, like my penis when I sleep.

[–]doodlecakes 0 points1 point ago

Sperm whales sleep erected.

[–]Paravail 0 points1 point ago

Ha ha ha...sperm