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  2. History of taxidermy - Wikipedia

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    History of taxidermy. Taxidermy, or the process of preserving animal skin together with its feathers, fur, or scales, is an art whose existence has been short compared to forms such as painting, sculpture, and music. The word derives from two Greek words: taxis, meaning order, preparation, and arrangement and derma, meaning skin.

  3. Taxidermy - Wikipedia

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    Taxidermy. 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. Animals are often, but not always, portrayed in a lifelike state.

  4. Carl Akeley - Wikipedia

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    Carl Akeley. Carl Ethan Akeley (May 19, 1864 – November 17, 1926) was a pioneering American taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, and nature photographer, noted for his contributions to American museums, most notably to the Milwaukee Public Museum, Field Museum of Natural History and the American Museum of Natural History.

  5. Eric Thorsen - Wikipedia

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    Eric Thorsen (born October 6, 1967) is an American painter and sculptor known for his wildlife sculpture and fish carvings which have won him multiple awards at major art shows nationwide including "Best In World" at the 1992 World Taxidermy & Fish Carving Championships. [2] [3] [4] At age 24 he is the youngest recipient of this award. [5]

  6. Rosie (shark) - Wikipedia

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    Rosie. Rosie is a preserved great white shark located at Crystal World Exhibition Centre in Devon Meadows, Australia. She was originally preserved in a glass tank of formaldehyde on display at Wildlife Wonderland in Bass, Victoria [1] which closed in 2012 due to animal welfare concerns and operating without appropriate licences. [2]

  7. Fur-bearing trout - Wikipedia

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    The fur-bearing trout (or furry trout) is a legendary creature found in American folklore and Icelandic folklore. According to folklore, the trout has created a thick coat of fur to maintain its body heat. Tales of furry fish date to the 17th-century and later the "shaggy trout" of Iceland. The earliest known American publication dates from a ...

  8. Taxidermy art and science - Wikipedia

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    Taxidermy and art. For private practice or on public display, taxidermy is considered an art. Like other arts, taxidermists try to achieve, " artistic authenticity." [2]: 8 In taxidermy, this is done through representing the animal to look as natural, real, or "alive" [2]: 8 as possible. In another contemporary review of Montagu Browne’s ...

  9. Artificial gills - Wikipedia

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    Artificial gills. Artificial gills may refer to: Imitation gills put into stuffed fish for the sake of appearance in taxidermy. An inaccurate term for liquid breathing sets. Artificial gills (human), which extract oxygen from water to supply a human diver.

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