Talk:Taxidermy

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[edit] Dioramas

I have heard that some people put together dioramas by putting a stuffed animal in a realistic depiction of it's natural habitat. Is this true? I think that the article should have some pictures of one. By the way, how does someone put one together? I would like to try one.


yes dioramas are probably the most common display of taxidermy, at least in England. visit http://www.scottish-taxidermy.co.uk/ or http://www.taxidermy.co.uk/ for some examples. they make the rocks out of papier mache normally (as you can't drill through rocks easily to insert the wires) and use real twigs and moss.

What is ataxidermy collector called? A taxidermist also? What?

If one does not exist, a word must be introduced to define a collector of taxidermy - I propose `taxidermor'. Confirmation will come from inclusion in the Oxford Dictionary. Meanwhile, taxidermatologists who contribute to the Wikipedia may respond to this proposition.


Reverted poorly formatted additions by this account. Please feel free to add the text back if any of it is notable. - RoyBoy 800 21:17, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Crypto-taxidermy photo

Would this photo qualify as crypto-taxidermy? The article said that it could be an extinct creature and it could be artificially created (as it was). - 12:05, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

I think that's a great photo and could certainly be added. It would be great to see a whole new article on crypto-taxidermy actually, with its own gallery. Loxlie 01:21, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

I have now added it to the article. - 20:06, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

  • I doubt it is stuffed, only parts of real animals used seem to be the feathers, so it doesn't qualify as taxidermy. Funkynusayri (talk) 02:57, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Plants

The only process I've heard of that even comes close to taxidermy in plants is Silk Plants & dried flowers. Is there a way to actually preserve a plant?. Freeze-drying perhaps?. Maybe that might even work for fruit, preserving the entire fruit, color, texture, shape & all!. Maybe there might be another process as well. If such a thing were possible it would deserve mention in the article, and maybe the Silk/Plastic Plants too. - 20:06, 5 April 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Anthropomorphic Dioramas

There seems to be no mention of the sort of displays where small animals are represented in scenes mimicking human activities. Mice having tea parties, or squirrels in a court room and the like. I know that a lot of very important taxidermists specialised in this style in the Victorian period and there is growing interest in their art today and they can attract high prices for the best work. Should there not be a section on this and the taxidermists who practised this form? Agrestis 11:43, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rogue Taxidermy

This looks more like an publicity article for an organization, see the large ad/photo on the page. Merge it into this page? --71.118.65.2 14:14, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. Done. 63.110.61.130 20:21, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Human taxidermy

Can there be more information on human taxidermy? For instance, is it legal? Are there certain cituation in which it is allowed? Does it exist at all? These are just some thing I am interested in. Crakker (talk) 21:20, 15 April 2008 (UTC)