death

I know this is a little morbid... my coworker and I carpool together and we got on the topic of worst/scariest ways to die. We had such varied opinions that it got me wondering what other people would think... I mean we're all gonna go one day.

One of the more difficult aspects of being a zoo is knowing that you will likely outlive your animal mate(s) and companions, how would you deal or handle with this?