John Waldrop, 76, of Georgia amassed a staggering collection of 1,401 taxidermy mounts and 2,594 eggs, mostly through ...

In fact, taxidermy is a painstaking ... and perpetuating the memory of a living creature in the name of science, art, or education is sometimes better than leaving it to decompose and be forgotten ...

John Waldrop, an orthopedic surgeon, amassed a vast collection of ornithological specimens as part of what he called an ...

This story appears in the August 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. Not every feat of taxidermy qualifies as art. But as the art of taxidermy has endured and evolved, it has given form to ...

The art of taxidermy has become fashionable again in recent years. But it has always been scientifically useful. Bird curator Hein van Grouw demonstrates how it's done.

Skeletons and carcasses are often reminiscent of eerie, spine-chilling scenes in horror movies. But in the taxidermy ...

This story appears in the October 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Taxidermy isn’t for the faint of heart. Widely considered an art form, the process of mounting animal skins can ...

The art of taxidermy has become fashionable again in recent years. But it has always been scientifically useful. Hein van Grouw, Senior Curator and expert taxidermist, shows us how bird taxidermy ...

“I think of taxidermy as a form of art and I’m very artistic. I like to draw a lot and for me, I like taxidermy because I’m bringing, I’m learning more about God’s creation,” Ally said.

If you have had the chance to visit the Penticton Museum, you may have been en-chanted by the baby black bear, or astounded ...