TED-Ed
The surprising reasons animals play dead - Tierney Thys
2018 • E33 Apr 16, 2018 5m
From lemurs to lizards, ants to amphibians, sharks to chickens, hundreds of animals "play dead" as a survival tactic. But how and why do animals do this? Tierney Thys explains how this curious behavior, known as tonic immobility or TI for short, can be used as a defense or offense.
Lesson by Tierney Thys, animation by Stretch Films Inc.
Lesson by Tierney Thys, animation by Stretch Films Inc.