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| Name | Contagious yawning in chimpanzees |
| Video Uploader | Video From Peter Kabai |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 06-01-2011 16:44:11 |
| Video Discription | James R. Anderson, Masako Myowa-Yamakoshi and Tetsuro Matsuzawa Abstract: Six adult female chimpanzees were shown video scenes of chimpanzees repeatedly yawning or of chimpanzees showing open-mouth facial expressions that were not yawns. Two out of the six females showed significantly higher frequencies of yawning in response to yawn videos; no chimpanzees showed the inverse. Three infant chimpanzees that accompanied their mothers did not yawn at all. These data are highly reminiscent of the contagious yawning effects reported for humans. Contagious yawning is thought to be based on the capacity for empathy. Contagious yawning in chimpanzees provides further evidence that these apes may possess advanced self-awareness and empathic abilities. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1810104/pdf/15801606.pdf [mmOOdalnn4I] |
| Category | Education |
| Tags | chimps | Contagious | yawning | ethology |
