taxidermists
Mount deceased creatures
Taxidermists are people who practice taxidermy—the art of preserving and mounting animal skins to create lifelike representations.
They work with hunters' trophies, create museum specimens, or restore damaged mounts.
The craft requires knowledge of anatomy, sculpture, and painting: The taxidermist positioned the deer as if it were mid-leap.
Steadily increasing in degree
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- skinningRemoving outer covering
- posingAssuming an attitude
armature · glass eyes · forms · mannequins · sculpting · airbrushing · restoration · diorama
Prizes for achievement
- antlersBranching cervid headgear
- deerAntlered hoofed mammal
- elkLarge North American cervid
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
hunters · sportsmen · record book · big game · wild boar · pheasant · bear rugs
Representative items for examination
- museum collectionsItems an institution preserves
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- mammalogyScience of mammals
- natural historyStudy of organisms and environments
conservation · documentation · research · cataloging · wildlife biology · species identification · scientific illustration · type specimens
Britain under its longest-reigning queen
- cabinet of curiositiesCollection of rare oddities
- memento moriArtistic death reminder
- anthropomorphicHaving human characteristics
- odditiesUnusual or strange things
Creative professional's workspace
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- commissionsPayments for services rendered
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
- turnaround timeDuration from submission to completion
deposits · clients · competition · awards · licensing · regulations · permits · CITES
mounting
Steadily increasing in degree
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- skinningRemoving outer covering
posing · armature · glass eyes · forms · mannequins · sculpting · airbrushing · restoration · diorama · freeze-drying
trophies
Prizes for achievement
waterfowl · hunters · sportsmen · record book · big game · wild boar · pheasant · bear rugs
specimens
Representative items for examination
- museum collectionsItems an institution preserves
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- mammalogyScience of mammals
natural history · conservation · documentation · research · cataloging · wildlife biology · species identification · scientific illustration · type specimens · osteology
Victorian era
Britain under its longest-reigning queen
- cabinet of curiositiesCollection of rare oddities
- memento moriArtistic death reminder
- anthropomorphicHaving human characteristics
studio
Creative professional's workspace
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- commissionsPayments for services rendered
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
turnaround time · deposits · clients · competition · awards · licensing · regulations · permits · CITES · suppliers
taxidermistsveterinarians
Medical professionals treating animals
animal rescuers · zookeepers · wildlife biologists · conservationists · animal sanctuaries
taxidermistsdecomposers
Organisms breaking down dead material
undertakers · cremators · composters · morticians · gravediggers