A Wilder View: The science behind "playing possum"
It's been a staple of wildlife documentaries and social media alike — the opossum, seemingly lifeless, sprawled out on the ground.
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It's been a staple of wildlife documentaries and social media alike — the opossum, seemingly lifeless, sprawled out on the ground.
It's been a staple of wildlife documentaries and social media alike — the opossum, seemingly lifeless, sprawled out on the ground.
Feeding it to deer, a preliminary study suggests, might help reduce tick populations.
Sarah Batterman describes the personal and professional toll after being targeted at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Its director Josh Tewkesbury describes changes after staff spoke out. Sarah Batterman describes the personal and professional toll after being targeted at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Its director Josh Tewkesbury describes changes after staff spoke out.
After a June 2016 flood devastated the tiny town of Rainelle, Dave Sweet performed a mental health assessment on a boy whose family’s home there was washed away.