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A Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) playing dead A barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica) playing dead. Apparent death [a] is a behavior in which animals take on the appearance of being dead. It is an immobile state most often triggered by a predatory attack and can be found in a wide range of animals from insects and crustaceans to ...
In the case of baby opossums, however, the brain does not always react this way at the appropriate moment, and therefore they often fail to "play dead" when threatened. When an opossum is "playing possum", the animal's lips are drawn back, the teeth are bared, saliva foams around the mouth, the eyes close or half-close, and a foul-smelling ...
When injured or threatened (e.g., by a dog), the Virginia opossum is known to feign death or "play possum". If threatened, an opossum will either flee or take a stand. To appear threatening, an opossum will first bare its 50 teeth, snap its jaw, hiss, drool, and stand its fur on end to look bigger. [21]
The adult opossum had collided with a vehicle and passed away, leaving a bunch of scared little babies alone. “It has only been two days since we found them on the side of the road.
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A photo shared on Facebook shows the opossum looking strangely content while resting among a bed of Michelob Ultra and Modelo cans. “Looks like he had quite a night!! He seemed sober, was freed ...
Linnaeus's mouse opossum has a gestation period of approximately 13 days, and gives birth to 5–10 young. [ 4 ] The mouse opossum will "play dead" if it thinks that it is in danger, it will even smell as if it were dead.
After the game, the opossum appears to have received a well-deserved pet from the university’s president, Lawrence Schovanec, according to a photo that circulated on social media.