Playing Possum

"Susana Monsó has written an erudite account of the way animals relate to death, from the perspective of both predator and prey, and even the recognition of the end of life by those animals fortunate to live a long life, ultimately succumbing from natural causes. In a step by step manner, she takes us through the stages of cognition, demonstrating that animals have a concept of death, differing in detail from species to species, but present nonetheless. . . . The book is written in a style that is easy to read, yet compelling in its complexity. Along the way, a little humour is added for good measure."---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds

Auteur
Susana Monsó is associate professor of philosophy in the Department of Logic, History, and Philosophy of Science at the National Distance Education University (UNED) in Madrid.