Photos of shrews yawning

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and we still don’t know why animals do it (including birds and fish). something carbon dioxide or something brain temperature (“both, both is good”. since it’s so often paired with stretching, i’d humbly put down three knuts on alertness, readiness to respond etc)

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The study of yawning is called chasmology.

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This will stop once you tame them.

seeing myself out pronto.

Sure, cute, but did you know in reality they’re DEATH RODENTS?!!

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