REGISTER for the upcoming webinar: Sleeping into the Wild: insights from Seals and Penguins, on 8 July 2024, 17:00 – 18:00 CEST.

All animals need to sleep, but how do they manage this need when sleep poses a high risk or must be balanced with time for foraging, reproducing, or protecting their offspring?

Moderated by Dr. Pierre-Hervé Luppi and Dr. Paul-Antoine Libourel, this webinar will feature a panel of experts:

• Dr. Jessica Kendall-Bar, Marine Biologist from the University of California, San Diego.
• Dr. Gianina Ungurean, Sleep Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence in Munich and the University Medical Center Göttingen
• Prof. Dr. Markus Schmidt, Physician, Deputy Head of Sleep-Wake Epilepsy Center SWEZ, from Universitätsklinik für Neurologie, Bern.

Discover how elephant seals and chinstrap penguins have evolved remarkable sleeping strategies to survive in harsh environments. This session will showcase these examples followed by a discussion with sleep experts, highlighting how sleep can be adaptive in the wild and revealing our limited understanding of this fundamental behaviour. The importance of studying the ecology of sleep and the methodologies involved will also be explored, followed by a Q&A session with the panel.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from experts about the incredible sleeping strategies animals use to thrive. Register now to secure your spot and join the conversation!