What Is
Taxidermy?
A Definition of Taxidermy
The Merriam-Webster's dictionary
defines the term taxidermy as:
"The art of preparing, stuffing,
and mounting the skins of animals and esp. vertebrates." While the term
"stuffing" as is relates to the taxidermy field is no longer very accurate
and somewhat antiquated, the remainder of the definition is, in a general
scope, correct.
The word taxidermy literally
means "the moving of skin". This is a fairly accurate description of what
the taxidermy process is. Tanned skins are mounted over various armatures
(or mannikins) that represent the species being portrayed. Glass eyes and
other artificial parts such as teeth and noses are used in the process,
and natural habitats are often incorporated into the mount for added realism.
The final result is an anatomically
accurate, realistic portrayal of the species.
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This is
the mannikin for the mountain lion seen to the left. It will be altered
to an open mouth and the overall length will be shortened. In our studio,
mannikins are often altered to accommodate unusual poses and to give our
clients a unique, custom mount.
Let us mount your next trophy
and see the difference our 16 years of taxidermy experience will make in
your
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