Pandiculation…Part of Your Daily Routine?
Pandiculation. It’s something most of us do at least once a day. Sometimes more. Our pets do it. Right in front of us and we don’t scold them for it. Animals in the wild do it too. What the heck is pandiculation, you ask? According to an article posted by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), it is “the involuntary stretching of the soft tissues, which occurs in most animal species and is associated with transitions between cyclic biological behaviors, especially the sleep-wake rhythm.” Huh? What they mean is, it’s when you (or your pet, or wild animals) stretch …