Animal Yawns

March 19, 2004 1:57 PM

Animal Yawns.
posted by hama7 (16 comments total)

Excellent.

posted by Shane at 2:24 PM on March 19, 2004

There truly is a website for everything. It's good to have a hobby, eh?

Thanks, hama7.
posted by davidmsc at 2:44 PM on March 19, 2004

The frightening thing is somebody, somewhere finds this
sexy.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 3:03 PM on March 19, 2004

looking at so many yawns at once is disturbing...!


posted by t r a c y at 3:05 PM on March 19, 2004

Well. I love the library as much of the next guy, but only on the internet can you peruse dozens of gaping maws in thirty seconds.
posted by kozad at 3:40 PM on March 19, 2004

Not to indulge in hyperbole, but this is the sort of thing that the Interweb was invented for.
posted by Joey Michaels at 3:50 PM on March 19, 2004

Take a look at this photograph
Clearly his teeth were bared
He coulda been yawning or snarling
The story was never clear

posted by stonerose at 4:20 PM on March 19, 2004

[This is cute]
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 5:31 PM on March 19, 2004

Shock and Yawn?
posted by wendell at 5:37 PM on March 19, 2004

Great link H7. The hippo mouth is a marvelous thing.

Here's a question, why do so many different kinds of animals (besides, apparently, the alligator) have ridged palates? Is it a vocal or digestive adaptation, both or none of the above?
posted by Brad at 8:21 PM on March 19, 2004

Heh! And that's t r a c y's cat Finn, not one from the site.
*gets out Pencam, begs Boots the Cat to yawn*
*/me yawns instead, goes to bed*
posted by Shane at 8:34 PM on March 19, 2004

*thinks it's cute that C_D thinks this is cute*

brad that's such a good question, maybe you should post it on askme. i would but i'm not well behaved enough to play on the green.

g'night shane.
posted by t r a c y at 8:53 PM on March 19, 2004

Brad: Just a guess: Wouldn't a soft palate mean eating risks squishing the nasal cavity and all the other stuff directly above the mouth when you eat? That doesn't seem very practical, considering when you're eating you probably want to breathe through your nose.
posted by fvw at 12:19 AM on March 20, 2004

What a yawn ;); thanks hama7!
posted by carter at 8:22 AM on March 20, 2004

Gaaaaha! That Basking Shark is the stuff of nightmares...
posted by wfrgms at 12:34 PM on March 20, 2004

total time spent looking at this website before yawning: 23 seconds.
posted by GeekAnimator at 10:20 PM on March 21, 2004