It seems counterintuitive, you’re just making yourself more easily accessible to the predator and you’re giving them an easy meal. Can someone explain the logic behind playing dead and how effective the strategy is?
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The effectiveness varies greatly depending on the predator. Already-dead animals can be rotting and/or contain parasites. This can be dangerous to eat if you’re not equipped to deal with it. Because of this, some predators will not eat dead meat that they didn’t just kill themselves. If that’s the case, playing dead gives you a chance of the predator deciding you’re unsafe to eat and leaving.
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