The Living Dead: Animals That Pretend to Go Belly-Up

Many types of animals play dead. But they do it in different ways and for different reasons.

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TIL that possums don't “play dead”, they actually pass out due to fear of predators. They go into shock and faint when confronted, involuntarily. They are in a catatonic state until they

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The Living Dead: Animals That Pretend to Go Belly-Up

The Living Dead: Animals That Pretend to Go Belly-Up

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