No, I am saying that ToE has to work triple time to come up with any kind of answer that even sounds remotely intelligible for opossums and other anomolous animal behavior and adaptations.
And as I noted, I have a dog who is completely opportunistic in his meals. He loves all sorts of dead animals, with or without ketchup. So, while your dogs may not show an interest in a dead opossum, that does not necessarily mean that all such predators act the same way as your dogs.
A quick search provided this helpful site. For bear attacks one is supposed to play dead as a very last resort, but for mountain lion or dog attack it is suggested to fight back aggressively using whatever tools are available to do so.
How To Survive A Wild Animal Attack
Perhaps there is more than a simple answer to this question I have posted. I do certainly appreciate all of your input though, my friend!
God bless.
In Christ, GB