Are Yawns Contagious?
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Why do we yawn?
When do we yawn?
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Did You Know
- Yawns become contagious around age four
- Yawns are only contagious to humans, chimpanzees, and dogs
- All vertebrates yawn, including snakes and lizards
- A baby in its mom's stomach, (fetuses) still yawn.
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Why Do We Yawn?
One of the big reasons we yawn is, mainly, because our bodies are doing thermoregulation. Thermoregulation is our bodies trying to keep an even temperature.
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Other Reasons We Yawn...
Other reasons to cause a yawn are tiredness, stress, and even being bored. There are many ways for yawns to happen, these are just a few.
Have you ever read, or even heard the word yawn, then you yawn?
This is an instinct. You cannot control if you yawn, you do not need taught, you just know how.
Has someone ever yawned, then you yawn?
This is contagious yawning. Since yawns become contagious around age four, if someone yawns near you, you are most likely also going to yawn.
Are Yawns Contagious?
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