Thursday, August 7, 2008

Pet dogs can 'catch' human yawns

Yawning is known to be contagious in humans but now scientists have shown that pet dogs can catch a yawn, too. The copying activity suggests that canines are capable of empathizing with people, say the researchers who recorded dogs' behavior in lab tests.
Until now, only humans and their close primate relatives were thought to find yawning contagious.
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