12.18.2012

Stages of a piggy yawn

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Introduction: a preliminary stretch

It is always a thrill to catch a cavy mid-yawn. That piggy tongue, those tiny teeth, those stretched out feet!

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Rising action: tongue and teeth are revealed in Peaches' audition for the cavy edition of Jaws

Out of everyone, Peaches is the most dramatic yawner. Whereas Truffle and Abby-Roo's yawns are blips on the radar, lasting no more than a mere second, Peaches indulges in a leisurely full on stretch.

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Peak: apex of the yawn

Afterwards she either settles back down to continue snoozing in a patch of sunlight or gets up in search of a snack. It sure is tiring being a peeg.

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Denouement: a return to rest

5 comments:

  1. Fast camera! I'd love to catch yawning in progress. (Catching a popcorn in mid-leap would be the holy grail)

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    1. I would love to catch a piggy mid-popcorn. Alas, my girls are too lazy nowadays to popcorn.

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  2. Oh goodness, so much cuteness! I love the expression in the first picture.

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    1. Piggies can make the funniest expressions. The trick is managing to capture them on camera!

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  3. What an impressive display of piggy behaviour.

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