It’s well-known that yawning is contagious. Dogs will even respond to a yawning owner by producing a yawn of their own, thought to be an indication they are capable of cross-species empathy. But what about the other way round? What does it mean if you catch a yawn off a wild animal like a lion?
A tiger in Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Photograph: Paul Goldstein/Exodus/REX
A leopard resting its spots. Photograph: Paul Goldstein/Exodus/REX
Polar bear in Spitsbergen, Norway. Photograph: Paul Goldstein/Exodus/REX
Serval kitten in the Masai Mara, Kenya. Photograph: Paul Goldstein/Exodus/REX
A seal making good use of its flipper. Photograph: Paul Goldstein/Exodus/REX
A lioness in the Masai Mara, Kenya. Photograph: Paul Goldstein/Exodus/REX
This article was written by Henry Nicholls for the Guardian.
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