If you are here, you probably wondering, do sharks sleep? Or where sharks sleep? And do sharks die if they stop moving?<\/p>\n

Do sharks just keep moving for eternity, or do they take some rest and actually feel the need to sleep before continuing through the endless stretch of water before them? And if they do ever sleep when, where, and how do they do it?<\/p>\n

Hold on! We will answer each of those questions we just successfully planted in your mind. Here you go\u2026<\/p>\n

The biggest and the loudest question is, do sharks sleep?<\/strong> To be conclusive and succinct, I’d say yes, they do. Sharks sleep, but it doesn’t go like the mama-shark tucks the baby shark in, and they fall in deep slumber. No, sharks do not curl up like humans and sleep the ‘human way’. The shark definition of sleep is different, and below is more and all about it.<\/p>\n

Where do sharks sleep?<\/h1>\n

Sharks mostly roam the deep waters no matter what they show in the movies (get the joke?), and that is where they sleep. Sharks sleep in the deeper parts of the ocean in contrast to most marine creatures preferring coral reefs or sandy sea beds.<\/p>\n

Ever seen how (in a sleepover) one of your friends likes to take up the edge of the bed, another willing to sit right next to the food, and one occupying the other edge of the bed? It’s more or less with sharks only here they are divided based on their species.<\/p>\n

Some shark species such as the Caribbean and nurse sharks usually rest or lie in a less-conscious state in the ocean bottom and caves. Some like to swim to the top and then slowly sink downwards (called yo-yo swimming).<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> We aren’t completely sure whether sharks lying in the ocean bottle with negligible movements are sleeping or not.<\/p>\n

How do sharks sleep?<\/h1>\n

Sharks don’t just cuddle up and sleep; in fact, they do not even close their eyes while they are asleep or immobile (the primary reason being the absence of eyelids). There are two main methods sharks use to rest or, as we might call it, ‘sleep’. These are:<\/p>\n

Buccal Pumping
\nImmobile Sleeping while breathing through spiracles.<\/p>\n

However, let us clear the one myth that people often tend to get caught up around considering sharks and sleep.<\/p>\n