# @animalplanet on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/COlIYrzN9m4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14048706-animalplanet-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/3b22327478.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-05-07T17:30:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Animal Planet (@AnimalPlanet) — https://gondola.cc/AnimalPlanet

## Caption

The phrase "playing possum" describes playing dead to confuse another being. But the origins can be tied to opossums, who enter a catatonic state of sorts, which can confuse and deter predators!
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#playingpossum #opposum #animalplanet #playingdead #predatorandprey #pictureoftheday #photooftheday #potd

## Stats

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- **Likes:** 20,932
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- **Comments:** 95

## Tags

animalplanet, opposum, photooftheday, potd, playingdead, predatorandprey, playingpossum, pictureoftheday

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