tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829284.post115345678092792749..comments2024-03-17T15:12:00.258+08:00Comments on CANUCK IN ASIA ...: HOW DO FISH SLEEP?Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03304014734147849036noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829284.post-1153532379735416902006-07-22T09:39:00.000+08:002006-07-22T09:39:00.000+08:00Wow. You know a lot about fish. Thanks for the i...Wow. You know a lot about fish. Thanks for the info.<BR/><BR/>And, yes, conversing has taken on a whole new meaning. I can't even begin to imagine where it's all going to go in the next ten, fifteen years...Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304014734147849036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829284.post-1153492974157001122006-07-21T22:42:00.000+08:002006-07-21T22:42:00.000+08:00actually (and i didn't google this!) fish do have ...actually (and i didn't google this!) fish do have eyelids - just not the kind we're used to thinking about...its an almost translucent film that shutters so fast we don't see it unless we're looking for it.<BR/>because the ocean, past about three metres from the surface, is pitch black, fish don't need the protection from the sun that opaque lids bring.<BR/><BR/>also, they do sleep. most fish will scatter from the schools with which they swim and find "shelter" under logs, rocks or reefs. their sleep, from what i remember of a documentary i watched, is similar to ours in that they keep still, but different in the fact that they don't lie down! also, certain fist whose breathing mechanisms depend on circulating water, have to keep moving but still sleep while doing so. i think an example of this is the shark family - but i may be mistaken.<BR/><BR/>on another note, isn't it interesting how THIS form of communication is now considered "conversing"???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com