A complete, illustrated guide to skinning, tanning, mounting, and displaying large and small mammals, birds, reptiles and fish.

This book contains a comprehensive guide to taxidermy, detailing the methodology and techniques used for skinning, stuffing, and mounting a large range of common subjects. Containing easy-to-follow steps and a wealth of helpful illustrations, this text is perfect for the beginner and constitutes a great addition to any collection of taxidermic literature. Chapters contained herein include: 'Tools', 'Skinning Small Mammals', 'To Clean a Mammal Skin', 'Mounting', 'Determining the Posture', 'Mounting Large Mammals', 'Skinning and Stuffing Birds', 'Where Details Count', 'Mounting Birds', 'Skinning Heads of Birds', 'Removing Fat from Skins of Birds', 'Mounting Birds with Spread Wings', 'Skinning and Mounting a Horned Head', et cetera. We are proud to republish this antique text complete with a new introduction to the subject.

A humorous look at what happens when taxidermy goes terribly wrong, by the founder of the hit website crappytaxidermy.com. A relaxed toad enjoying a smoke and a brew. A cat with eerily flexible front legs. A smiling lion with receding gums. Whether you choose to laugh or cringe at these spectacularly bad attempts at taxidermy, you won't be able to tear your eyes away from the curiosities inside. This volume brings together the very best of the worst (along with a DIY "Stuff Your Own Mouse" lesson by an Insect Preparator from the American Museum of Natural History), showcasing the most perverse yet imaginative anatomical reconstructions of the animal kingdom you'll ever see.

Explicit instructions for preparing and mounting dead animals and tanning skins and furs.