Apparent death definitions

Apparent death

1) Biological defense mechanism
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Apparent death

Apparent death, colloquially known as playing dead or playing possum, is a behavior in which an animal takes on the appearance of being dead. This form of animal deception is an adaptive behavior also known as tonic immobility or thanatosis. Apparent death can be used as a defense mechanism or as a form of aggressive mimicry, and occurs in a wide ...
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Apparent death

Thanatosis - the behaviour of feigning death, usually to deceive a predator.
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