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Museum Finds Real Human Skull In 150-Year-Old Taxidermy Display
Science & Health
3 years ago

Museum Finds Real Human Skull In 150-Year-Old Taxidermy Display

Hudson Hongo

For more than a century, the taxidermy diorama “Arab Courier Attacked by Lions” has stood in Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Depicting a man on camelback fending off Barbary lions, the bizarre display has intrigued — and repulsed — generations of visitors. Throughout all those years, however, the piece…

Dress Up Your Living Room With Hunting Trophies Made From Bike Parts
6 years ago

Dress Up Your Living Room With Hunting Trophies Made From Bike Parts

Adam Clark Estes

You’ve got to admit, taxidermy looks pretty badass — especially when there are horns involved. But animal lovers and carcass haters will agree that heads mounted on boards aren’t for everybody. That’s why this project from a clever artist (and bike lover) makes such great sense.

Owls Aren’t So Intimidating Without Their Feathers
Science & Health
8 years ago

Owls Aren’t So Intimidating Without Their Feathers

Andrew Liszewski

They might look like badasses of the forest as they fly from tree to tree at night hunting for a meal, but if this cross-section of a taxidermied Great Grey Owl is to be believed, more than half of their intimidating bulk comes from their fluffy feathers.

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