Queen Victoria Squirrel

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal, Arts & Crafts on October 26, 2009 at 11:27 pm

This is called anthropomorphic taxidermy art. It is a real squirrel dressed as Queen Victoria mounted in a shadow box perfect for hanging on your wall. Crafted by Etsy seller lovedtodeath, this could be yours for only $495.00. Link -via Everlasting Blort

 
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Taxidermy Fashion Accessories

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal, Fashion on October 23, 2009 at 10:11 am

Artist Reid Peppard makes fashion accessories out of dead animals. Imagine cufflinks made from little mouse heads, a coin purse that was once a rat, or headbands with real wings. Shown is a hair comb made from a guinea pig. Link -via Digg

 
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Turn Your Computer Into A Beaver

Posted by Jill Harness in Animal, Arts & Crafts, Science & Tech on July 19, 2009 at 3:28 pm

Instructables has a detailed set of how to’s to let you convert your computer case into a taxidermy beaver. Nothing says quality technology like dead animals. It’s pretty easy, just look at step one:

Purchase a beaver of your very own
There are lots of old taxidermy mounts out there – garage sales, antique stores, ebay are all good sources for older pieces. You’ll probably want a high quality mount since you’ll be removing the bulk of the internal structure, so better quality (ie not falling apart) probably means stronger.

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The Gopher Hole Museum

Posted by Alex in Animal, Travel & Places on July 14, 2009 at 12:41 am

Neatoramanaut Cat and Brat told us of a bizarre yet strangely compelling museum in central Alberta, Canada: The World Famous Gopher Hole Museum in Torrington. The main attraction of the museum are 47 dioramas featuring taxidermied gophers dressed up in various poses by artist Shelly Haase: Link – Thanks Cat & Brat!

RoadTrip America also has a review of the museum:

Ironically, it was not artistry, but politics and timing that generated the most publicity for the new enterprise. The Gopher Hole Museum opened its doors in 1996, and it wasn’t long before People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) got wind of the project. Voila. Instant world fame for the tiny hamlet of Torrington, Alberta. Even though it wasn’t what they had in mind, the citizens of Torrington aren’t complaining. They created the museum to increase tourism, and they don’t seem to mind at all if it’s PETA that gets the word out.

"The gophers are a tremendous problem for the farmers here," explained Angie. "We have to kill them. Is it so bad to put them on display afterwards?"

Previously on Neatorama:
- 10 Strange and Obscure American Museums
- Unexpected Places on the National Historic Landmark List

 
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WTF Taxidermy

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on July 13, 2009 at 8:35 am


Members of the LiveJournal community called WTF Taxidermy scour the web for stuffed animals we can laugh at. Many of the specimens are for sale on eBay or Craigslist, so there’s a chance you could have one for your very own. The thing in the picture is still available, if you are so inclined. Link -via Everlasting Blort

 
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Customized Squirrels

Posted by John Farrier in Animal, Arts & Crafts on June 8, 2009 at 2:23 pm

Admit that you’ve always wanted a dead squirrel mounted to your exact specifications, such as the special forces squirrel in the picture above. Rick Nadeau decorates his taxidermy projects with items from G.I. Joe figures.

This might be a good time to enter the Neatorama Mystery Sale.

Link via Double Plus Undead

 
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2009 World Taxidermy Championship

Posted by Alex in Animal, Arts & Crafts on May 25, 2009 at 6:20 pm

Taxidermy has certainly come a long way since I last saw a stuffed animal head in a dark, stuffy lodge a long, long time ago.

Chad Garrison of the St. Louis Daily Riverfront Times blog shows us what "masters of masters" taxidermists can do, in this gallery of the 2009 World Taxidermy and Fish Carving Championships in St. Louis, Missouri: Link

 
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Computer Mouse + Taxidermied Mouse = Mouse Mouse!

Posted by Alex in Animal, Gadget, Pictures on April 6, 2009 at 12:33 pm

What do you get when you combine taxidermy with gadget hacking? Instructables users noahw and canida released the step-by-step instruction on how to make your very own taxidermied computer mouse: Link – via Rue The Day!

 
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Taxidermy Fashion

Posted by Miss Cellania in Fashion on February 16, 2009 at 11:08 pm


Designer Bruno Frisoni presents a pair of shoes that will set you back $43,000!

The Dovima, as the shoe is known, is beautiful (and slightly creepy) thanks to the rose pink-dyed taxidermy birds perched delicately on each toe. Each stuffed bird also has a crystal-encrusted head and is further complemented by 24 ct gold-coated mesh, silk, ribbons, and crocodile-skin rosettes. Plus every pair comes with special protective crocodile or snakeskin platforms that attach before you wear them to keep the shoes from ever touching the ground.

Link -via J-Walk Blog

 
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Soldier Squirrel Taxidermy

Posted by Alex in Animal, Pictures on January 27, 2009 at 8:34 pm

I don’t post a lot of links to eBay auctions (the links expire too quickly) but this one by jdwildlifeartistry is too weird to pass up. Behold a gray squirrel soldier holding a rifle, mounted on a plaque!

Link | the eBay Auction

More weird eBay auctions at Urlesque’s Today in eBay feature.

 
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Toby the Dog and Sheila the Duck: A Really Strange Relationship

Posted by Alex in Animal, Video Clips on November 23, 2008 at 1:35 pm

This YouTube video is about Toby the dog and Sheila the duck who adopted him at the Mac Kenzie farm. The video, first spotted at Cute Overload, has gone viral because of the sheer WTF-ishness of it (is that a word? No? It should be!).

The video is subtitled in Spanish, but you really don’t need to speak a whit of Spanish to understand what happened. And be prepared to be amazed: Hit play or go to Link [YouTube]

Update 11/24/08 – It’s a viral ad by an Argentinian ISP called Arnet – Thanks Demian!

 
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