text Playing possum : how animals understand death
- Summary
- "When the opossum feels threatened, she becomes paralyzed. Her body temperature plummets, her breathing and heart rates drop to a minimum, and her glands simulate the smell of a putrefying corpse. Playing Possum explores what the opossum and other... Read more
- Contents
- Introduction: The Silence of the Chimps -- The Ant who Attended her Own Funeral -- The Whale who Carried her Baby Across Half the World -- The Ape who Played House with Corpses -- The Dog who Mistook his Human for a Snack -- The Elephant who Colle... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- xii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press 2024
Library | Location | Status |
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KCL | 591.5 MONSÓ in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |
Library | Location | Status |
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KCL | 591.5 MONSÓ in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |