Opossums 🦨 Playing Dead for Survival!

Opossums - Playing Dead for Survival! | 1 Minute Animals
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Often misunderstood and feared, opossums are surprisingly cute creatures with unique traits that make them stand out. Known for their dramatic “playing dead” act, these little animals have a lot more to them than meets the eye. What makes them so fascinating? Stick around to uncover their secrets!
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[samuelbucher]

"They use their teeth mainly for eating"
Bro,

[thesilentsiren]

"Foul-smelling liquid"

*Bro, that's straight up shit..*

[CameronsCreatures]

Fun fact: they have no control over playing dead it just happens automatically when they get scared enough they can be passed out like this for either minutes or hours in this state they are defenceless so if a predator decides to still attack the opossum is doomed!

[wildguy]

Fun fact
Even tough they play dead, its not controlled by their will. Its an neurological responce where adrenaline is to high that causes temporary panic paralize wich makes them look like they just died. It usually lasts from minutes to hours, but if predators still attack them even after falling dead, they are doomed

[Yuh-nw]

The little baby opossum hanging on to its mother’s tail on the last clip adored me ☺️

[Logan]

They are the only Marsupial indigenous to the US. It's like our little slice of Australia here in North America. Some people hate them, but I love them

[magatouve]

"When threatened, they stiffen up, CLOSE their eyes..."
Dude your eyes are closed. Don't you see their eyes wide OPEN?!

[DarthVader-is]

Opossums are so very cute despite what most people tend to believe. Also quite misunderstood which I am able to relate to😂Be safe❤❤❤❤❤

[pearlharbor]

I love them They ar adorable. I have saved a few..I miss mine..Please be good to them. They are so good for the yard..They eat their weight in ticks, bugs and keep your garden clean..

[ludwiglanestudios]

I really think Opossums will be domesticated eventually. Even though they are wild, their affinity for humans is quite advanced. The inly thing that sucks is their lifespan, which is very short.

[GiftedBuoyant_Bee]

Ive seem a Opossum before i didnt know they were that crazy

[Ace_AloneWolf]

That poor mom at the end❤. Fun fact: opossums are one of the only creatures “immune” to rabies. Their body temperature is too low for the virus to survive

[paulsarnik]

Of all the times I've seen Opossums, I've NEVER seen one play "Possum". The only ones that stayed still like that must have been really, Really, REALLY dedicated to the Craft! ☠️🤷🏼‍♂️. 🤓😎✌🏼☮️

[ashleyellen]

And they don't carry rabies! So they're literally harmless ❤

[reaera]

Mama nosi puna leđa malih beba.Slatko i brižno.

[strawberrytabby]

I feel so bad because I remember an opossum was in my yard a few days ago, and I had no clue that I left my door open so my dog ran and caught up to the opossum and I thought he killed the opossum, but it was playing dead and it smelled so bad just like poop so now I know that it pooped itself on purpose, but my dog didn’t attack the opossum thankfully😅

[betsyelee]

We had fed a possum at our house 🏡 .He loved 🥰 our bird seed on the feeder!I knew to leave him(or her)alone.So, that’s what I had done!It”s nice 👍 to respect life!😅

[CricketGirrl]

It's sad that they only live an average of 1-2 years. Such cute critters!

[michellechou]

I am still weirded out by the fact that the William Taft supporters once promoted Billy Possum in order to combat Teddy Bear, but they chose opossums because William Taft loved EATING them…😮