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The results revealed the likelihood of yawning was more than 139 times higher if a lion had just seen a pride member yawning compared with not seeing the action.
In one of the most interesting findings, a lion would engage in the same behavior after mimicking the yawn of a nearby lion, Palagi says. For instance, if two lions were lying down, and one yawned, the other yawned. Then the first yawner stood up, and so did the other animal.
He also agrees with Palagi that lions likely experience the same beneficial physiological impacts to the brain as humans.Even with the new findings, Palagi is the first to admit there’s still much to discover about why animals yawn. For example, she didn’t observe whether these incidents of yawn contagion led to increased hunting success or other favorable outcomes.
have three distinct types of yawns that convey different messages, such as friendliness or aggression, Palagi says.of yawn research, she says. Many theorize contagious yawning connects animals emotionally to each other, but there’s not enough evidence to show such a direct link.
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