Obituary

The opossum — wide-eyed, screaming, playing dead — became the internet's image of every existential moment. It died playing dead, which everyone assumed was a bit, but this time it wasn't.

Portrait: Cody Pope · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Born

2019

Died

2022

Cause of death

Screamed at the void one too many times

Last sighting

A 'me' reaction image, 2022

Resting place

Section M, Row 3

Category

animal