A study published in the journal "Biology Letters" says that dogs indulge in "contagious yawning" after watching humans yawn! The study included dogs watching a researcher give a big yawn. Surprisingly, 72% of the dogs yawned when seeing the research yawn. Studies show humans and Chimpanzees are the only other life forms that practice empathetic yawning but at lower rate than dogs!
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