Jim Rathert (American, b. Columbia, MO, USA, based Jefferson City, MO, USA) - Scientists call opossu
Jim Rathert (American, b. Columbia, MO, USA, based Jefferson City, MO, USA) - Scientists call opossums’ habit of playing possum thanatosis, which means death feigning. But this response to danger isn’t playing or faking as it is completely out of the animal’s control. It’s like overly stressed humans fainting. Threatened opossums can appear dead from four minutes to four hours. Once the threat leaves, the opossum’s ears begin to twitch, and it slowly wakes up. -- source link
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