@[email protected] to Today I [email protected]English • 2 years agoTIL yawning is observed in almost all vertebrate animals and is "contagious" across species. There is no consensus on why yawning occurs.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1585cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1585external-linkTIL yawning is observed in almost all vertebrate animals and is "contagious" across species. There is no consensus on why yawning occurs.en.wikipedia.org@[email protected] to Today I [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square55fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareFlying SquidlinkfedilinkEnglish14•2 years agoI used to have a dog that would yawn with a little whine whenever she was frustrated. It was adorable.
minus-squaredigitalgadgetlinkfedilink2•2 years agoThat’s pretty common among cats and dogs. Sometimes the clever ones will hide a bite they decided against at the last second with a yawn, too.
minus-squareFlying SquidlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoIt wasn’t silent, that’s part of what made it so cute. She whined while yawning.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoYeah mine does it too, but the scream is so quiet compared to how wide his mouth is… It looks like he should be screaming a lot louder but it’s just this little squeak
I used to have a dog that would yawn with a little whine whenever she was frustrated. It was adorable.
That’s pretty common among cats and dogs. Sometimes the clever ones will hide a bite they decided against at the last second with a yawn, too.
I call that the “silent scream”
It wasn’t silent, that’s part of what made it so cute. She whined while yawning.
Yeah mine does it too, but the scream is so quiet compared to how wide his mouth is… It looks like he should be screaming a lot louder but it’s just this little squeak