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Opossum Defense Mechanism
The Virginia Opossum uses death feigning as a defense mechanism. Well, that is, wild opossums use it as a defense mechanism. Rosaleigh, our animal ambassador, liked to use it to scare us sometimes. She knew and had us trained to give her treats and extra love when our hearts started beating again after realizing she was okay in her senior years. The vitals of a healthy Virginia Opossum: Heart rate = 211 to 232 beats per min Respiratory rate = 25 to 30 breaths per min Body temperature = 93 to 95
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The Virginia Opossum uses death feigning as a defense mechanism. Well, that is, wild opossums use it as a defense mechanism. Rosaleigh, our animal ambassador, liked to use it to scare us sometimes. She knew and had us trained to give her treats and extra love when our hearts started beating again after realizing she was okay in her senior years. The vitals of a healthy Virginia Opossum: Heart rate = 211 to 232 beats per min Respiratory rate = 25 to 30 breaths per min Body temperature = 93 to 95
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This gray fox is not messing around with this opossum! As a self-defense mechanism, opossums will sometimes play dead, but this one was ready to throw down! 😂 Watch until the end… Thank you, Damon Lane from Chittenden County, for sharing this awesome video footage with us 🤎 | Protect Our Wildlife Vermont
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This gray fox is not messing around with this opossum! As a self-defense mechanism, opossums will sometimes play dead, but this one was ready to throw down! 😂 Watch until the end… Thank you, Damon Lane from Chittenden County, for sharing this awesome video footage with us 🤎 | Protect Our Wildlife Vermont
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You've likely heard the phrase "playing possum" for playing dead, but have you ever actually seen an opossum playing possum? Opossums use playing dead as a defense mechanism. It's involuntary, and the marsupials can't control when or for how long they actually play possum. Our Natural Resources Director Ben Haberthur shot this video at a southern Kane County forest preserve. | Forest Preserve District of Kane County
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You've likely heard the phrase "playing possum" for playing dead, but have you ever actually seen an opossum playing possum? Opossums use playing dead as a defense mechanism. It's involuntary, and the marsupials can't control when or for how long they actually play possum. Our Natural Resources Director Ben Haberthur shot this video at a southern Kane County forest preserve. | Forest Preserve District of Kane County
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