Scientific studies have revealed that some female frogs play dead to avoid mating. We spoke to the researcher
Over the years, various posts on social media have claimed that some female frogs play dead to avoid giving birth. Although the behavior can be closely related to the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), commonly called a possum in North America, there are other animals that, well, “play possum.” Biologists call behavior “tonic immobility,” or sometimes … Read more