Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death

by Susana Monsó

Eternity is an infinite period of time—an infinite span of time separates the deceased from her family and friends. And who among us ever really understands the infinite?

In this, philosophers might be advised to learn intellectual restraint. One way of acquiring this constraint is to learn lessons imparted by individuals who do not share our proclivity for overcomplication. These individuals we know as animals.