Podcasts Science Evolution Talk Playing Dead

Playing Dead

Published: Sept. 18, 2023, 5 a.m.

If you've ever heard the phrase "play possum", you may know it means to feign death. It's real thing. Possums do it, as do sharks, ants, and a multitude of other animals. It's a defense mechanisms shaped by evolution.

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