Unusual defence mechanism

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Posted by savio   August 7, 2013   3412 views
While the video may look like a trick an owner could teach their animal to do, some birds actually do play dead to avoid predation. If they feel in danger, they will essentially 'play dead' since predators are more interested in live, healthy prey than dead prey.
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1 Sweet Did anyone else notice Victor blink at the very beginning? Posted on Aug 8, 2013 by duddy 2 Ha! What a cute little birdy. Posted on Aug 9, 2013 by barry 3 Clever Posted on Aug 9, 2013 by mikael