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No blind or blindfolded contagious form of yawn- protocol sensitive to the chimps were tested. Perhaps there are ing (Madsen EA.) Chim- needs of its subjects? brain waves or exhaled particles which panzees show a develop- One must also consider communicate yawning. We also do mental increase in sus- the other aspects of this not learn from this project whether a ceptibility to contagious protocol. What if “gap- yawning chimp, caged by itself, will yawning: a test of ontogeny and emo- ing” was contagious? How stigmatizing continue to yawn, or whether it lessens tional closeness on yawn contagion. is it to be a gaping chimp? Would gaping (PLoS One 2013;8(10)e76266). In a interfere with socialization? Might a Imagine how hard life surprise development, a study of 33 gaping chimp provoke antagonism, orphaned chimps showed that juveniles especially if it was also yawning? Imag- might be for a chimp which only “caught” yawning when a human ine how hard life might be for a chimp not only was yawning but yawned, but that young chimps did not. which not only was yawning but was was gaping? I’ve seen Moveover, there was something special gaping? I’ve seen chimps suffer for lesser chimps suffer for lesser about yawning, in contrast to certain social miscues than these. social miscues than these. other stereotypic behaviors. Juveniles I suspect contagious nose wiping didn’t develop contagious gaping or might pose different and lesser prob- contagious nose wiping, stereotypes lems. Nose wiping, especially in chimps, or increases. Can the yawn be con- in chimps. Equally interesting was the which probably were not given tissues trolled? Does contagious yawning have observation that the strength of the or handkerchiefs, probably looks like a half-life? contagion didn’t matter if the yawning scratching an itch to another chimp, and Most importantly, can this be used by model, ie, the yawner, was their adoptive not necessarily a reflection of boredom, the state department to undermine our human mother or an unknown human. stupidity or dumfounded-ness. Other foreign opponents by putting yawning I was surprised that the IRB had chimps might not react so badly to a people in prominent advertisements approved a plan that didn’t include chimp which spent a lot of time rubbing to encourage yawning? Might there be a description of how the researchers its nose. They might steer clear though a “critical mass” for yawning, so that were going to deal with the chimps if they interpreted the behavior as a sign after a number of chimps, or people, which were caught yawning. Is there of an infestation of nose mites. develop contagious yawning, most of the treatment for yawning? It’s presum- I have not addressed the issue of con- chimp/human colony become yawners? ably not life threatening but could it tagion. The authors assumed, of course, At this point, the shoe may shift to the be? Is there a cure? Once present can it as you, the reader did as well, that the other foot so that the chimps which are worsen? Does it lead to other problems? contagion was based on observation.