Bird curator Hein Van Grouw reveals how taxidermy is still ... This provides clues to the birds' lives and habits. Hein adds, 'Whole taxidermy mounts are used in our galleries, and skins are used for ...

People trust him to make their mounts look good. City of Columbus Community Coordinator Sarah Bettenhausen, who keeps the gallery running smoothly and arranges these displays, said that taxidermy ...

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 ...

Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of the taxidermy process ... freezer and Robyn plans what mount to put them ...

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 ...