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Tonic immobility. Chicken Hypnotized. Chicken hypnotism. A chicken can be hypnotized, or put into a trance, by holding its head down against the ground, and drawing a line along the ground with a stick or a finger, starting at the beak and extending straight outward in front of the chicken. If the chicken is hypnotized in this manner, it will remain immobile for somewhere between 15 seconds and 30 minutes, continuing to stare at the line. Ethologists refer to this state as 'tonic immobility' i.e. a natural state of semi-paralysis that some animals enter when presented with a threat,[1][2][3] which is probably a defensive mechanism intended to feign death, albeit rather poorly.[4] The first known written reference for this method came in 1646, in Mirabile Experimentum de Imaginatione Gallinae by Athanasius Kircher in Rome.
Methods[edit] One can also hypnotize a chicken by mimicking how it sleeps - with its head under its wing. Notable people who have discussed chicken hypnotism[edit] Cultural references[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] Apparent death. "Playing possum" redirects here. For the 1975 album by Carly Simon, see Playing Possum. Apparent death, colloquially known as playing dead or playing possum, is a behavior observed in a wide range of animals which take on the appearance of being dead. This form of animal deception is an adaptive behavior known either as tonic immobility, or thanatosis. Apparent death can be used as a defense mechanism or as a form of aggressive mimicry. Tonic immobility[edit] Apparent death of a beetle Tonic immobility (TI) is a state of apparent paralysis that animals enter, in most cases in response to a threat. Some sharks can be placed in a tonic state.[1] The shark remains in this state for an average of 15 minutes before recovering. Sharks may not always respond to tonic immobility by physical inversion of the animal, as has been demonstrated with lemon and Reef sharks.
Tonic immobility also can be somewhat effective on anole lizards, and a loose study was done with tonic immobility with the rabbit. Honking kitty.