Do Rats Play Dead What is Tonic Immobility - Petsial https://www.petsial.com Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Pets Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:02:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Do Rats Play Dead? What is Tonic Immobility? https://www.petsial.com/do-rats-play-dead-tonic-immobility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-rats-play-dead-tonic-immobility Thu, 02 Jul 2020 20:59:19 +0000 https://www.petsial.com/?p=1088 Rats have many predators in the wild, including large birds, such as owls, cats, and snakes. These are similar predators of the related opossum, which is known for slumping over and “playing dead” in order to dissuade any larger animal from killing them.  So, do rats play dead? Yes. Tonic immobility is known as “apparent […]

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