3K views · 110 reactions | 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 癩 | Protect Our Wildlife Vermont | Facebook

1.4K views · 122 reactions | "under the shed cam" opossum Fun Fact: Opossums CAN'T get rabies, their body temperature is too low for the virus to survive like it does in other mammals, such as raccoons and bats. If you see an opossum in defense mode, such as hissing, drooling, or swaying, don’t assume it’s rabid. These are bluff behaviors used to outsmart potential predators. #undertheshed | Critter Cam | Facebook

The smallest opossum in our care right now Gaping in opossums, is a defense mechanism where they open their mouths wide to show their 50 teeth, accompanied by hissing and growling, to bluff and scare away predators like humans, rather than to attack. It's a display of fear and intimidation, even seen in babies before they have teeth, signaling "stay away" as part of their survival strategy, which also includes playing dead Opossums have 50 teeth, which is more than any other land mammal in North

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