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Published online 25 September 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020923-3
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Penguins sleep deeply in the afternoon
It's harder to wake a penguin after lunch.
For penguins, the best time for a snooze is the afternoon. The birds sleep more deeply after lunch than during the morning rush hour, a French ecologist has found1.
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