Sympathetic yawn?

[Vasquez751]

So come across several peer-reviewed studies online. Concluding the certain species of tortoise are not capable of empathy via sympathetic yawn specifically. Doesn't look like there's a whole lot of prompted yawn action in red foot tortoises and the like. Is anybody aware of with a consensus is regarding Eastern box turtles and three toolbox turtles?

 

[Maggie3fan]

toolbox turtles?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

toolbox turtles?

I'm assuming that SPELLCHECKER "corrected" three toed.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

So come across several peer-reviewed studies online. Concluding the certain species of tortoise are not capable of empathy via sympathetic yawn specifically. Doesn't look like there's a whole lot of prompted yawn action in red foot tortoises and the like. Is anybody aware of with a consensus is regarding Eastern box turtles and three toolbox turtles?

Interesting topic. And I've been yawning now for several minutes straight

 

[jeff kushner]

So come across several peer-reviewed studies online. Concluding the certain species of tortoise are not capable of empathy via sympathetic yawn specifically. Doesn't look like there's a whole lot of prompted yawn action in red foot tortoises and the like. Is anybody aware of with a consensus is regarding Eastern box turtles and three toolbox turtles?

Never tried it....but we will and will post back to this thread...hmmmm. My guess is she won't have a clue.....I really don't think the ceiling is very high for my little friend!