{"id":29212,"date":"2026-01-27T14:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:50:41","slug":"how-do-whales-sleep-scientific-explanation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/it\/blog\/come-dormono-le-balene-spiegazione-scientifica\/","title":{"rendered":"Come dormono le balene? | Spiegazione scientifica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Addentriamoci nell'affascinante mondo dei modelli di sonno delle balene. Come gli esseri umani, le balene sono mammiferi con esigenze di sonno essenziali, ma il loro stile di vita sottomarino richiede adattamenti unici per il riposo. Dal sonno a onde lente uniemisferico al meccanismo di respirazione consapevole, scopriamo come questi giganti marini gestiscono il loro sonno nei vasti oceani.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/tours\/whale-watching-in-lajes-do-pico-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1.jpg 815w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-1-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-basics\">Le basi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Partiamo dall'inizio. Tutte le balene sono mammiferi come gli esseri umani e hanno bisogno di dormire per sopravvivere. Le diverse specie, per\u00f2, hanno esigenze e metodi di sonno diversi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Articoli correlati<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/is-the-fin-whale-endangered-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La balenottera \u00e8 in pericolo di estinzione?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/sperm-whale-diet-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dieta del capodoglio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/sperm-whales-scars-scientific-explanation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cicatrici del capodoglio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/whale-watching-in-azores-when-is-the-best-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stagioni di punta per l'osservazione delle balene alle Azzorre<\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-does-a-whale-penis-look-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Che aspetto ha il pene di una balena?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-does-whale-milk-taste-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Caratteristiche e sapore del latte di balena<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-unique-sleep-patterns-of-whales\">I modelli di sonno unici delle balene<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6923-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Korostelev | Incredibile foto di un gruppo di capodogli che riposa vicino all&#039;isola di S\u00e3o Miguel, Azzorre\" class=\"wp-image-21455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6923-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6923-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6923-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6923-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6923-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6923-scaled-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mike Korostelev | Incredibile foto da un gruppo di <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\">Capodoglio<\/a> che riposa vicino a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"S\u00e3o Miguel\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82\" href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/islands\/sao-miguel-island-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S\u00e3o Miguel<\/a> Isola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Come tutti gli altri mammiferi, il loro corpo ha bisogno di dormire per rigenerarsi, ma il loro sonno \u00e8 diverso da quello degli altri mammiferi. Il motivo \u00e8 che non possono sdraiarsi e devono anche ricordarsi di respirare. Ma su questo punto torneremo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-unihemispheric-slow-wave-sleep\">Sonno a onde lente uniemisferico<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Le balene possono riposare solo una met\u00e0 del cervello (emisfero) alla volta, e hanno l'occhio opposto aperto per cercare predatori o ostacoli. Questa tecnica \u00e8 chiamata sonno a onde lente uniemisferico. Dopo un massimo di 2 ore possono passare a riposare l'altro lato del cervello. Questo processo viene definito \"cat-napping\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sleeping-positions\">Posizioni per dormire<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Javi Garcia | Splendida foto di un capodoglio che riposa vicino alla superficie, scattata nell&#039;isola di S\u00e3o Miguel\" class=\"wp-image-29213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Javi-Garcia-Sao_Miguel-JGL03723-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Javi Garcia | Splendida foto di un <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capodoglio<\/a> che riposa vicino alla superficie, scattata nell'isola di S\u00e3o Miguel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Le balene possono dormire in diverse posizioni. Possono riposare a pochi metri di profondit\u00e0 o sulla superficie dell'acqua. Quest'ultima \u00e8 chiamata \"logging\", perch\u00e9 in questo stato la balena assomiglia a un tronco che galleggia. Un'altra tecnica consiste nel dormire nuotando lentamente accanto a un altro animale o in gruppo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sleeping-habits-of-newborn-whales\">Le abitudini di sonno delle balene appena nate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Le balene appena nate riposano, dormono e mangiano mentre la madre nuota. La madre sta trascinando il piccolo nel suo flusso di sonno. Poich\u00e9 non hanno ancora abbastanza grasso corporeo o ciccia, non hanno la galleggiabilit\u00e0 necessaria per galleggiare senza sforzo. Ecco perch\u00e9 la madre non pu\u00f2 smettere di nuotare per le prime settimane di vita del piccolo, altrimenti affonderebbe. In quel periodo, la madre dorme solo in movimento, nuotando continuamente. Che madre, vero!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"related_buttons\"><strong>Articoli correlati:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-whales-carnivores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La dieta delle balene<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/do-whales-and-dolphins-lay-eggs-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Processi riproduttivi in balene e delfini<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/does-whale-sperm-make-the-ocean-salty-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lo sperma di balena rende l'oceano salato?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-whales-and-dolphins-communicate-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Metodi di comunicazione tra i cetacei<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-dolphins-sleep-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Come dormono le balene?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-fast-can-whales-swim-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Velocit\u00e0 massima di nuoto delle balene<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-long-can-a-blue-whale-hold-its-breath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La capacit\u00e0 di trattenere il respiro della balenottera azzurra<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-breathing-challenges-during-sleep\">Problemi di respirazione durante il sonno<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Torniamo ora alla domanda pi\u00f9 importante. Come fanno senza respirare? Gli esseri umani sono respiratori inconsapevoli, il che significa che anche quando dormiamo e siamo incoscienti il nostro corpo respira automaticamente per prendere aria. Le balene, invece, sono respiratori coscienti. Ci\u00f2 significa che devono decidere attivamente quando respirare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-adaptations-for-underwater-life\">Adattamenti per la vita sottomarina<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Oltre al sistema respiratorio volontario, le balene hanno sviluppato anche altri adattamenti. Possono trattenere il respiro pi\u00f9 a lungo rispetto agli altri mammiferi, perch\u00e9 possono inspirare e trattenere pi\u00f9 aria. Questo \u00e8 possibile grazie ai loro polmoni, che sono proporzionalmente pi\u00f9 grandi di quelli degli esseri umani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>Volete sapere quali sono i periodi migliori per l'osservazione delle balene?<\/strong><br><br>Date un'occhiata al nostro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/whale-watching-azores-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calendario dell'osservazione delle balene<\/a> e pianificate la vostra prossima avventura! Non perdete l'occasione di avvistare queste maestose creature nelle acque delle Azzorre. \ud83d\udc0b \ud83c\udf0a<\/summary>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-do-whales-sleep\">Dove dormono le balene?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6891-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Mike Korostelev | La posizione tipica dei capodogli quando riposano (e si preparano a dormire)\" class=\"wp-image-4578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6891-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6891-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6891-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6891-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mike-Korostelev_Sao-Miguel_Species_Sperm-Whales_IMG_6891-2048x1365.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mike Korostelev | La posizione tipica del <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capodoglio<\/a> quando si riposa (e ci si prepara a dormire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Abbiamo quindi gi\u00e0 stabilito che le balene dormono negli oceani, sott'acqua (vicino alla superficie per poter respirare) o sulla superficie dell'acqua. Gli scienziati non hanno ancora stabilito se le balene abbiano dei luoghi speciali per dormire, ma trovarli \u00e8 molto difficile perch\u00e9 l'oceano \u00e8 vasto!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-factors-affecting-whale-sleep\">Fattori che influenzano il sonno delle balene<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Per lo pi\u00f9 dormono in brevi periodi durante il giorno o mentre nuotano. Ma il periodo di riposo dipende anche dal cibo. Per esempio, il krill migra in verticale all'imbrunire per evitare i predatori come i pesci, ma quello \u00e8 il momento migliore per le balene con i fanoni per cibarsene. Ironico, vero?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-unique-sleeping-needs-of-whales\">Esigenze di sonno uniche delle balene<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A differenza degli altri mammiferi, le balene hanno esigenze di sonno diverse. Se noi umani non dormissimo abbastanza, potremmo morire, ma le balene sono diverse. I capodogli possono dormire solo per il 7% del tempo, di solito a circa 10 m di profondit\u00e0. Per questo tempo, entrano in un sonno pi\u00f9 profondo con una consapevolezza meno acuta. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Le balene beluga e grigie dormono per 32% - 41% del tempo, mentre\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/humpback-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\">megattere<\/a>\u00a0possono riposare in superficie per un massimo di 30 minuti, altrimenti perderebbero troppo calore corporeo quando sono inattivi.<\/span> Hanno anche condotto una ricerca, notando che un <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/pilot-whale-long-and-short-finned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">balena pilota<\/a> ha avuto solo 6 minuti di REM (Rapid Eyes Movement - fase del sonno associata al sogno e al consolidamento della memoria) in una sola notte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\">Conclusione<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Esistono quindi alcuni dati sulle abitudini di sonno delle balene, ma resta ancora molto lavoro da fare prima di sapere tutto, se mai lo sapremo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Articoli correlati<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/do-whales-and-dolphins-lay-eggs-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Balene e delfini depongono le uova?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-dolphins-mate-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comportamenti di accoppiamento e legami sociali nei delfini<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-fast-can-whales-swim-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Velocit\u00e0 massima di nuoto delle balene<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-whales-and-dolphins-communicate-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sistemi di comunicazione tra balene e delfini<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/is-the-fin-whale-endangered-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stato di conservazione globale delle balenottere<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/portuguese-man-o-war-jellyfish-physalia-physalis-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uomo di guerra portoghese (Physalia physalis)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-is-a-group-of-dolphins-called-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sostantivi collettivi per i diversi gruppi di delfini<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-do-dolphins-eat-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cosa mangiano i delfini?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-whales-mammals\/\">Le balene sono mammiferi?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/tours\/whale-watching-in-ponta-delgada-sao-miguel-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.jpg 815w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s delve into the fascinating world of whale sleep patterns. 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