“I want to figure out why animals need to gape.” Enokizu, who is writing a doctoral thesis about yawning in mammals, monitored the activities of three bottlenose dolphins housed at the ...

If a dog or cat is socialised in the same house as you, cross-species yawning contagion can occur! In fact, lots of other animals also experience contagious yawning. Research shows that it is ...

Chimpanzees are more likely to engage in play or groom each other if they see others performing these social behaviors first, ...

One of the Selati Coalition of male lions shows off his teeth.Filmed in the Sabi Sand Wildtuin, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa Subscribe for more great wildlife clips: <a href=" #Safari ...

Yawning has also been seen in monkeys, birds, frogs and other species. Those animals are believed to yawn to inhale oxygen that reaches their brains and to chase away drowsiness. Dolphins and ...