Deer are amazing creatures. Whether it is a stag with great antlers, a buck growing a pair of horns, an antelope with rugged horns, or otherwise a doe or fawn lacking either of the mentioned features, they never lack in the aesthetic department, with horns, or antlers, or not.Unlike other four-legged animals of their kind, […]
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Pedagogy in the internet age is big business and quite convenient. Learning taxidermy does not have to be bloody, difficult and time-consuming. Learners can now find everything at the tip of their fingers and can consume lessons in their own time–which is invaluable for beginning taxidermists and hobbyists.Becoming a taxidermist is no longer the hard […]
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Have you ever wanted to arrange a flock of birds on your wall? A real squall that looks lifelike and borne on the wind?Bird taxidermy can get you this amazing interior decor–but for a price. Each piece can go up to $700 simply for the body of the bird. You haven’t factored in the stands […]
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Camping is a favorite activity done with family, friends, and other loved ones. Aside from being a very effective bonding activity, it also takes people away from their lives surrounded by shiny machines and the technology that encompasses almost everything these days. One of the major concerns for these camping trips are attack by wild […]
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There is your regular taxidermy and then, there is faux taxidermy. Let us first define what “faux” means. Merriam and Webster state that it is an imitation; Dictionary.com says that it is artificial or fake. Both dictionaries note that the word is derived from the old French term, “fals,” or false in modern-day terms. With […]
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No matter how well you care for your pets, you’re either going to outlive them or something else is going to do them in. The biological facts stand behind that. Dogs live for an average of 15 years as well as cats. Some species of parrots live up to fifty. Even estranged pet spiders can […]
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There is a lot of fault to be placed in our perception of things that aren’t considered normal and what comes as a surprise is that, to most people, taxidermy doesn’t fit that bill. Taxidermy is the permanent three-dimensional representation of life-like reproductions that serve as mementos or trophies, to name a few. Public perception […]
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Taxidermy is a Victorian art form of stuffing animals. It, however, has found its way into the modern world and became a trend, not only for outdoor lovers such as hunters and natural scientists, but for hipsters, too. It has found its place in home decoration and fashion – and even the web (e.g. digital […]
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Taxidermy is both a science and an art. It is science because the process involves the preservation of a deceased organic entity using chemical treatments; it is an art because the challenge is to make the specimen as lifelike as possible with only the hide or skin as the canvas to work on. [gard] Origins […]
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Taxidermy is not dead. Technically speaking, the subjects are, but the art form is blossoming into a modern passion. According to this article, the majority of hobbyists that turn to taxidermy are women, and they are most interested in anthropomorphic (animals engaging in human activities) pieces. This practice coincides neatly with the increasing interest in […]
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