Yawn next to your dog, and it may do the same. Though it seems simple, this contagious behavior is actually quite remarkable: Only a few animals do it, and only dogs cross the species barrier. Now a ...

You know the feeling. It’s impossible to resist. You just need to yawn. A yawn consists of an extended gaping of the mouth followed by a more rapid closure. In mammals and birds, a long intake of ...

PET dogs yawn when their owners do and the process is contagious, just as it is in humans, according to scientists from the University of Tokyo. Scientists have found that pet dogs yawn significantly ...

Yawning, an act so simple yet intriguing, holds a peculiar secret—it's contagious not just between humans but between humans and dogs as well. In our book, The Purest Bond: Understanding the ...

Bears do it; bats do it. So do guinea pigs, dogs and humans. They all yawn. It's a common animal behavior, but one that is something of a mystery. There's still no consensus on the purpose of a yawn, ...

If you own a dog, you’ve probably seen him yawn. A lot. And while a dog yawning is certainly adorable, you may have also wondered, “Why do dogs yawn so much?” Do they yawn for the same reason humans ...

Yawn in the presence of your pooch and they're likely to yawn right back at you, a new study shows. The research, a series of carefully controlled experiments with 25 dogs of different breeds, ...

Dogs can catch yawns from humans, regardless of whether they are familiar with the person, according to a study. The authors of the paper say their findings question the idea that contagious yawning ...