Dolphins can stay alert indefinitely because they sleep with only half their brains, research has found. It means they can continue to breathe at the surface of water, and maintain vigilance in case predators approach. To do this they use echo-location, the clicking sonar system used to locate objects, with near-perfect accuracy even when asleep, say researchers from the California-based National Marine Mammal Foundation.

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