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As young children, we all have wondered why we yawn when we see someone else in the same room yawning. We have discovered and understood with time that yawning is a contagious act. Apart from us human beings, many of us have also noticed our dogs yawn, almost in response to our own yawning and wondered how the dog was sleepy just when we were too. However, a new research suggests that dogs don't yawn because they are sleepy too. Like humans, contagious yawning in dogs is an empathetic response.