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What do animals know about death—and what can that teach us? In Schrödinger’s Opossum, Spanish philosopher Susana Monsó explores how different species relate to mortality in ways far more complex than we often assume. Chimpanzees care for the sick and mourn their dead. Orcas carry their deceased calves for weeks, as if unable to accept the loss. Elephants cover the bodies of their companions with branches and earth, performing a rudimentary funeral rite. And the opossum, when threatened, plays dead: it enters a state of paralysis, lowers its body temperature, lets its tongue hang out, and emits a corpse-like odor. Like the cat in Schrödinger’s paradox, it is both alive and dead at once.
This book is a natural-science detective story that blends philosophical inquiry with the latest findings from ethology and comparative psychology. It pairs field observations of wild animals with reflections on existential questions. Monsó argues that animals do not merely have an awareness of death—their relationships with it are more diverse and astonishing than we can imagine. Schrödinger’s Opossum is a thought-provoking read for anyone curious about animal minds, mortality, and the surprising ways nature confronts the end of life.