Possums aren't the only ones who "play possum." In a hilarious TikTok clip, Sully, the Boston Terrier, feigns death in an attempt to avoid playing with his younger sibling. "Sully is not in the mood ...

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, ...

A study led by scientists from the University of Bristol reveals what animals do after they have feigned death in order to avoid being killed by a predator and what the context of this behavior is.