Taxidermy Collection (page 6)

Various species of pigeons (Pigeons Ensemble), Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO4998489 Various species of pigeons (Pigeons Ensemble), Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Various species of pigeons (Pigeons Ensemble)

Sirli de Dupont (Chersophilus duponti) - Dupont's lark - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4996149 Sirli de Dupont (Chersophilus duponti) - Dupont's lark - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

White-cap sparrow (Emberiza leucocephala) - Pine bunting - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4994559 White-cap sparrow (Emberiza leucocephala) - Pine bunting - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Pinson du Nord (Fringilla montifringilla) - brambling - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4994488 Pinson du Nord (Fringilla montifringilla) - brambling - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Plastron merle (Turdus torquatus) - ring ouzel - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4994228 Plastron merle (Turdus torquatus) - ring ouzel - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Plastron merle (Turdus torquatus)

Bondree apivore (Pernis apivorus) - European honey buzzard (pern or common pern)
CSO5006393 Bondree apivore (Pernis apivorus) - European honey buzzard (pern or common pern) - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Hair crab or heron crab (Ardeola ralloides), squacco heron - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006360 Hair crab or heron crab (Ardeola ralloides), squacco heron - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Hair crab or heron crab (Ardeola ralloides)

Bergeronnette des ruisseaux (Motacilla cinerea) - grey wagtail - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006245 Bergeronnette des ruisseaux (Motacilla cinerea) - grey wagtail - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Phragmite des russ (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) - sedge warbler - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006226 Phragmite des russ (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) - sedge warbler - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Melanocephale (Sylvia melanocephala) - Sardinian warbler - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006215 Melanocephale (Sylvia melanocephala) - Sardinian warbler - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Coot macroule chick (Fulica atra), Eurasian coot - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006051 Coot macroule chick (Fulica atra), Eurasian coot - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Coot macroule chick (Fulica atra)

Becasseau maubeche (Calidris canatus), Red Knot - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5005961 Becasseau maubeche (Calidris canatus), Red Knot - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Becasseau maubeche (Calidris canatus)

Eurasian stone curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or stone-curlew - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5005914 Eurasian stone curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or stone-curlew - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Eurasian stone curlew, Eurasian thick-knee)

Net redhead male (Netta rufina), red-crested pochard - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5002381 Net redhead male (Netta rufina), red-crested pochard - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Net redhead male (Netta rufina)

Coral curlew (Numenius phaeopus), whimbrel - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5002298 Coral curlew (Numenius phaeopus), whimbrel - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Coral curlew (Numenius phaeopus)

Red-tail with white forehead or wall nightingale (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
CSO5002286 Red-tail with white forehead or wall nightingale (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) - common redstart - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Window swallow (Delichon urbanica) - common house martin - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5002269 Window swallow (Delichon urbanica) - common house martin - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Stuffed tabby cat Crimean Tom, 1855 (animal skin, stuffed)
5922105 Stuffed tabby cat Crimean Tom, 1855 (animal skin, stuffed); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Stuffed tabby cat Crimean Tom, 1855)

Stuffed tabby cat Crimean Tom, 1855 (animal skin, stuffed)
5920395 Stuffed tabby cat Crimean Tom, 1855 (animal skin, stuffed); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Stuffed tabby cat Crimean Tom, 1855)

A corner of a taxidermist's shop in Camden Town (b/w photo)
8664256 A corner of a taxidermist's shop in Camden Town (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The animals went in one by one)

Stuffed Emperor Penguin model, 1901-04 (bird skin, feathers)
7295695 Stuffed Emperor Penguin model, 1901-04 (bird skin, feathers) by Wilson, Edward Adrian (1872-1912); 102.9x49.5x49.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Winter golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), European golden plover or Eurasian golden plover - Museum d'histoire
CSO5006805 Winter golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), European golden plover or Eurasian golden plover - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Piping duck (Anas penelope), Eurasian wigeon (widgeon) - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006802 Piping duck (Anas penelope), Eurasian wigeon (widgeon) - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Piping duck (Anas penelope)

Red partridge (Alectoris rufa) - red legged partridge (red-legged partridge)
CSO5006801 Red partridge (Alectoris rufa) - red legged partridge (red-legged partridge) - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Scalf blanche (Himantopus himantopus), black-winged stilt, common stilt, or pied stilt - Museum d'histoire
CSO5006778 Scalf blanche (Himantopus himantopus), black-winged stilt, common stilt, or pied stilt - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Scalf blanche (Himantopus himantopus)

Turbicellepora avicularis, (cornu turbicellepore, ectoprocte or bryozoan - Bryozoa, Polyzoa)
CSO5006678 Turbicellepora avicularis, (cornu turbicellepore, ectoprocte or bryozoan - Bryozoa, Polyzoa, Ectoprocta or moss animals) Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Sertella mediterranea, Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO5006621 Sertella mediterranea, Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Sertella mediterranea, Natural History Museum of Marseille); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Scolopax rusticola, Eurasian woodcocks - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006353 Scolopax rusticola, Eurasian woodcocks - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Scolopax rusticola)

House sparrow (Passe domesticus) - house sparrow - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006285 House sparrow (Passe domesticus) - house sparrow - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: House sparrow (Passe domesticus)

Pipit des arbres (Anthus trivialis) - tree pipit - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006252 Pipit des arbres (Anthus trivialis) - tree pipit - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Pipit des arbres (Anthus trivialis)

Moustaches (Acrocephalus melanopogon) - moustached warbler - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006241 Moustaches (Acrocephalus melanopogon) - moustached warbler - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Fauvette eperviere (Sylvia nisoria) - barred warbler - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006205 Fauvette eperviere (Sylvia nisoria) - barred warbler - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Bearded reedling - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006164 Bearded reedling - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Bearded reedling - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Mesange huppee (Lophanes cristatus, formerly Parus cristatus) - European crested it or crested it - Museum
CSO5006157 Mesange huppee (Lophanes cristatus, formerly Parus cristatus) - European crested it or crested it - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Lanius minor - lesser grey shrike - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006143 Lanius minor - lesser grey shrike - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Lanius minor - lesser grey shrike - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille)

Yellow Sparrow (Emberiza citrinella) - yellowhammer - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006140 Yellow Sparrow (Emberiza citrinella) - yellowhammer - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Marbree teal or marmarmaronette (Marmaronetta angustirostris), marbled duck
CSO5006097 Marbree teal or marmarmaronette (Marmaronetta angustirostris), marbled duck, or marbled teal - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Teal d'hiver (Anas crecca), Eurasian teal or common teal - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006083 Teal d'hiver (Anas crecca), Eurasian teal or common teal - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Teal d'hiver (Anas crecca)

Bark knight (Tringa nebularia), common greenshank - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5006030 Bark knight (Tringa nebularia), common greenshank - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Bark knight (Tringa nebularia)

Becassine double (Gallinago media), great snipe - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5005929 Becassine double (Gallinago media), great snipe - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Becassine double (Gallinago media)

Pteropus rufu (Madagascan flying fox), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5005917 Pteropus rufu (Madagascan flying fox), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Pteropus rufu (Madagascan flying fox)

Plains viscache, large viscache or hare of pampas (Lagostomus maximus), viscacha plains or vizcacha plains - Museum
CSO5005880 Plains viscache, large viscache or hare of pampas (Lagostomus maximus), viscacha plains or vizcacha plains - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Plains viscache)

Different fish from the Aldrovandi collection at the Musee Ulisse Aldrovandi
VEN5031430 Different fish from the Aldrovandi collection at the Musee Ulisse Aldrovandi, cabinet of curiosites at the Palazzo Poggi in Bologna (Bologna) in Italy; Palazzo Poggi, Bologna

Showcase of fish Diodon hystrix at the Musee Ulisse Aldrovandi, cabinet of curiosites at Palazzo Poggi in Bologna
VEN5031424 Showcase of fish Diodon hystrix at the Musee Ulisse Aldrovandi, cabinet of curiosites at Palazzo Poggi in Bologna (Bologna), Italy.; Palazzo Poggi, Bologna

Harvest goose (Anser fabalis), Taiga bean goose - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4990175 Harvest goose (Anser fabalis), Taiga bean goose - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Harvest goose (Anser fabalis)

Aquila clanga - greater spotted eagle - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4992376 Aquila clanga - greater spotted eagle - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Aquila clanga - greater spotted eagle - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille)

Around the Palombes (Accipiter gentilis) - northern goshawk - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4992365 Around the Palombes (Accipiter gentilis) - northern goshawk - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

European Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) - Eurasian sparrowhawk - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4992352 European Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) - Eurasian sparrowhawk - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

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"Preserving Nature's Wonders: A Glimpse into the World of Taxidermy" Step into the fascinating realm of taxidermy, where art and science intertwine to immortalize creatures that once roamed our planet. From the elusive Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine to delicate mounted butterflies, this ancient practice has captivated both enthusiasts and curious minds alike. Intriguingly bizarre yet undeniably captivating, it has seen its fair share of peculiar exhibits throughout history. Who could forget the infamous "Stuffed Kittens Lunch, " a whimsical creation that blurred the lines between reality and imagination? Or when Linnaeus exposed the deceptive Hamburg Hydra as nothing more than an elaborate hoax? But it's not all eccentricity in this world; there is also room for celebration. Enter the Festive Nutty Squirrel series, charming displays capturing these lively critters in their holiday spirit. And let us not overlook The Huia, a poignant tribute to New Zealand's extinct bird species whose beauty now lives on through skilled hands. Delving deeper into history, we stumble upon Bullocks Museum 1811—a testament to taxidermy's enduring legacy. Here lies a treasure trove of carefully preserved specimens from around the globe, each telling its own unique story. Amongst these treasures is a Common Raven (Corvus corax) Skull hailing from Cornwall, England—an exquisite example of meticulous craftsmanship that transports us back in time. Cecil Aldin's enchanting illustration titled "Spot and Scrunch" further showcases how animals can be forever captured within artful frames. Taxidermy serves as a bridge between past and present—allowing us to appreciate nature's diversity while reminding us of our responsibility towards conservation efforts. So next time you encounter one such exhibit or marvel at an intricately stuffed creature, take a moment to reflect on their significance—their silent voices echoing through the halls of time.