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Primate and pachyderm taxidermy at the Rahmat International Wildlife Museum & Gallery, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia. Taxidermy is the art of preserving an animal's body by mounting (over an armature) or stuffing, for the purpose of display or study.
As documented in Frederick H. Hitchcock's 19th-century manual entitled Practical Taxidermy, the earliest known taxidermists were the ancient Egyptians and despite the fact that they never removed skins from animals as a whole, it was the Egyptians who developed one of the world's earliest forms of animal preservation through the use of injections, spices, oils, and other embalming tools. [3]
Bison diorama in 2009 before treatments, American Museum of Natural History Bison diorama in 2015 after extensive treatments, American Museum of Natural History. The conservation of taxidermy is the ongoing maintenance and preservation of zoological specimens that have been mounted or stuffed for display and study.
Taxidermia is a 2006 Hungarian surrealist comedy-drama horror film directed and co-written by György Pálfi. An international co-production of Hungary, Austria and France, the film spins a metaphorical socio-political retelling of Hungary's history from the Second World War to the present day.
There have been attempts to categorise taxidermy in both artistic and scientific terms for over a century. An 1896 review of Montagu Browne’s Artistic and Scientific Taxidermy and Modelling notes that “Any work which will aid in more clearly defining the difference between the art of taxidermy and the trade of taxidermy is to be welcomed.” [1] Stephen T. Asma suggests that natural ...
The aim of WikiProject Maps is to improve the quality of maps across the Wikimedia Foundation. The Maps for Wikipedia page is an overview of different formats and tools for maps available on Wikipedia. The Map conventions page provides advice for creating and improving maps. The Map workshop page can be used to add your map requests and your ...
Map of Brazil in the Miller Atlas, by Pedro Reinel, Lopo Homem, Jorge Reinel and António de Holanda. John Rocque's Map of London, Westminster, and Southwark, ...
Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian maps – India Map Project page. Many maps of India; Image:India-locator-map-blank.svg – India with the states. States on a separate layer and can be removed if necessary.