Opossums use a remarkable survival tactic known as thanatosis, entering a state that mimics death when faced with extreme ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A teen held a wild possum up by his neck and brought it into the house to show her parents. The possum did what possums do, ...

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, ...