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They do so because their predators do not eat animals that are already dead and so they fool the predator into believing that they are dead.

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It can be a method of self defense. I have seen dogs that thought they killed them, and they would walk away later on.

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Q: When an opossum plays deadwhat kind of adaptation is it displaying?
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