Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Possums aren’t the only ones who “play possum.” In a hilarious TikTok clip, Sully, the Boston Terrier, feigns death in an attempt ...

Opossums are largely misunderstood. While one of the dangers of opossums is that they carry zoonotic diseases, they are a vital part of the ecosystem, digesting almost anything (even bones) to ...

“He’s dead and he’s healthy.” Opossum is the life of the party online for how often he plays dead. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports.

We all know that animals “play dead” in certain situations. But do you know the reasons behind the “feigning death” phenomenon? “Playing dead,” or “feigning death,” is common in the animal kingdom, ...

Many animals survive predation by running, fighting, or hiding. However, some take a much stranger approach: they play dead.

In the wild, survival often depends on quick thinking and clever strategies. One of the most intriguing defence mechanisms seen in nature is thanatosis, commonly known as playing dead. This unusual ...