Isn't it funny that when you see someone yawn you almost always follow with one of your own? Well, now according to a study by scientists at the University of Porto in Portugal, dogs can do the same.
Dog owners, if you want to have some fun, try this on for size. Sit next to your dog and yawn in front of him her. Now, it is no secret that when a human yawns, usually people around that person will yawn too. Well, believe it or not, your dog just might yawn as well.
Is it just me, or are you also seeing more and more people in Quincy yawning lately? It got me to thinking about just why people yawn in the first place. Is it the brains way of saying I need more oxygen? That’s what I have heard over the years, but researchers are starting to unravel the mystery surrounding the yawn. Yawning, they have discovered, is much more complicated than previously thought.