Can you catch a yawn from a cat?

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Why do we yawn? Is it because we're short on air? Matthew Boniface wanted to know this and whether he could catch a yawn from his cat. We spoke to Dr Hugh Matthews from Cambridge University to find out what makes them so contagious...
30 Nov 2014 English United Kingdom Science

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