Do sharks sleep? the big question
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The thought of a shark might keep you awake at night, but do they actually ever sleep?
It's been a long-standing question in the world of science.
A New Zealand scientist said they do - he had been working with a group that have found the first evidence of sleep in sharks.
Craig Radford from the University of Auckland spoke to Guyon Espiner.