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How can you wake up a possum that is playing dead?
To wake up a possum that is playing dead, you can gently touch or prod it to see if it reacts. Be cautious and avoid startling the possum, as it may feel threatened and become defensive.
When threathened it rolls over on its back with mouth open and tongue hanging out and plays dead?
This behavior is known as playing possum, where the animal pretends to be dead or injured to deter a potential threat. By appearing lifeless, they hope the predator will lose interest and leave them alone. This defensive mechanism is a way for the animal to avoid confrontation and survive in the wild.
Warning coloration is an example of what kind of behavior?
Coloration is not a behavior, it is an adaptation. Warning coloration is an example of defensive behavior.
What is defensive behavior?
Protect yourself from feeling a certain uncomfortable way.
Do bees play dead to sting you?
No. Bees only sting when they are in an agitated state.
Is Mindless Behavior dead?
No
Is there a snake that can turn its self stiff.....stick like?
Yes, the hognose snake is known for its defensive behavior of flattening its body and stiffening its muscles to mimic the appearance of a cobra and deter predators. This behavior is often accompanied by hissing and striking mock attacks.
Is this true or fales An insect that uses camouflage to hide from a predator is using a defensive behavior.?
True.
An insect that uses camouflage to hide from a predator is using a defensive behavior. Is it true false?
True.
Is Princeton from Mindless Behavior dead?
No.
Snake lays still with mouth open?
If the snake in question is a hognose snake, this behavior is not unusual and means that he has been frightened in some way and is playing dead. Otherwise this is strange behavior and you should consider consulting a vet.
Is shaking hands and playing dead an instinct or learned behavior?
For humans, all of that is a learned behavior and has to do with our culture. While humans may not play dead, there are animals that do engage in this and it is believed to be a mixture of learning and a fixed action pattern. For example birds usually sing during mating season, but if a bird that sings, is raised from day 1, in captivity, it will still sing but it will sound very different than what the non captive birds will sing.
