It is more of a “freeze” reaction; it’s not suffocation. It’s a gentle way of inducing ‘tonic immobility’, a state of temporary paralysis that enables an animal to feign death when cornered by a predator. Reply
It is more of a “freeze” reaction; it’s not suffocation. It’s a gentle way of inducing ‘tonic immobility’, a state of temporary paralysis that enables an animal to feign death when cornered by a predator.