Manatees sleep differently than humans. Instead of one long sleep cycle they take short naps under the waters surface, coming up to breathe every 5 minutes or so. Each manatee will have it’s own favorite way to sleep, and some, like this manatee, will even sleep on their backs.
(Photo Credit: Carol Grant)
love me as i am
work song, hozier / unknown / like real people do, hozier / unknown / i will, mitski / unknown / wild geese, mary oliver / the affliction, marie howe / the shape of water, dir. guillermo del toro
Stefan Kürten (German, b. 1963), Someday, 2001-02. Oil on canvas, 144.7 x 189.5 cm.