In the animal kingdom, many animals yawn, even creatures as diverse as fish and reptiles. Indeed, some snakes yawn after a good meal (in fact, it’s a way of realigning their jaws after eating).

Humans have yawns lasting around six seconds, while mice yawn for one or two seconds. Birds with large brains, such as owls, yawn longer than smaller birds, such as sparrows. Yawning may have ...

The tiny owlet was caught on camera doing a huge infectious yawn that is prompting anyone who views it to do the same. Gerald Robinson has been returning to photograph a family of owls for around ...

Humans aren't alone when it comes to yawning — all vertebrates do it too, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. But why? The "evolutionarily ancient" act of yawning likely ...

It's amazing. I have been going there for around three years to watch the family of owls and I have never seen one yawn, never mind catch it on camera. They're amazing creatures. 'This is one of ...

A photographer has captured an amusing photo of an owl mid-yawn while walking around an English ... adding it's hard to get photos of long-eared owls due to their elusiveness.

Donation Options Search Search Search A yawning owl on the North Side. Paul Vriend Share Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. Paul Vriend photographed a long-eared owl in a thicket ...

Owls are superb, from those haunting calls to spinning heads to soulful eyes. Owl eyes are so big they can’t move in their sockets—which is why they need that Exorcist-style head rotation ...