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Annual Idaho Fish and Game fur auction to run online April 6-20  Big Country News |source

Everyone has a price, so they say—and as it turns out, so does everything. A taxidermied sperm whale penis from the late 19th century? That’ll set you back nearly $6,000, according to the precedent set by yesterday’s second annual “Out of the Ordinary” auction at Sworders in the United Kingdom.Mark Wilkinson, a specialist at Sworders, […]

A student walks past a sign pointing to the Alaska Resources Library & Information Services at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Photo by Matthew Schmitz.The Alaska Resources Library & Information Services — known as ARLIS — removed the Furs, Mounts and Skulls collection, which contained taxidermy pieces available for public checkout.According to an article on […]

OUTDOORS: A yearly appointment at Clingerman Taxidermy  Finger Lakes Timessource

A Stray Dog Bred With a Wild Wolf—and Created a Staggering Hybrid  AOL.comsource

WASHINGTON — Dogs have been loyal companions to people since we made them our first domesticated animals, descending long ago from gray wolves — though precisely when, where and why have remained unanswered. New genetic ​research now is offering valuable insight, including identifying the earliest-known dog, dating to 15,800 years ago.This dog, known from bones […]

SACRAMENTO — New fur coats and mink shawls could soon face extinction in California.State lawmakers in the Assembly on Wednesday gave final approval to legislation that would outlaw new items made from the fur of undomesticated animals, including mink, rabbit and coyote. If signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, California would be the first state in […]

Not all stuffed, mounted animals are created equal when it comes to secondhand market  startribune.comsource

EmergencyBackstoryNewsletters中文新闻BERITA BAHASA INDONESIATOK PISINFind any issues using dark mode? Please let us knowBy Isabella RossTopic:ScienceSun 2 Nov 2025 at 7:07amMon 10 Nov 2025 at 12:18pmFrom finches to mice and rabbits to parrots, Roshana Van der Wall loves to practice taxidermy. (ABC News: Simon Amery)Roshana Van der Wall's workspace is typical of many taxidermists.There is a […]

  Unusual taxidermy animals have been flying off the shelves of a St Albans charity shop. Taxidermy animals for sale in the Cancer Research shop in St Albans. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2019 Archant) Nearly ten displays of stuffed animals and birds were donated to the Cancer Research UK charity shop on High Street last […]