Animals that play dead sacrifice others

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 10:56 in Biology & Nature

Many insects and animals, including humans, enter into a state of "fake death" immobility when threatened, but this seemingly passive frozen-with-fear state may be a selfish behavior that can lead to the killing of one's friends and relatives, according to a new study.

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