The half arm feeding the fawn was ........ an odd choice.

Hey little orphan buddy, you look hungry.

There you go, drink up lil' guy drink up.

Easy there little scruffer, there's more than enough milk for... Whoa, EASY! JESUS CHRIST! AIIIIIEEEEEE!



Why Bambi, WHY?!?

Love at first sight.

Tex Avery, taxidermist.

I'm not much into taxidermy, but some of those were pretty cool, but the baby animals in it made me sad.

Still a fan of steampunk taxidermy-







I want a bear with machine gun arms.

Clicked the link hoping for transpyronecrobestiality (or at least necrobestiality), leaving disappointed.

What a waste of good sandwich meat.

eraser8: What a waste of good sandwich meat.

I know... I got really hungry for exotic food looking at that link...

/looks like it's back to Korea for me

Wow. Carcasses. Interesting thing to put on display. i see some endangered animals made it there too. Not sure i see the point in killing for sport.

mrs.crocodile: Wow. Carcasses. Interesting thing to put on display. i see some endangered animals made it there too. Not sure i see the point in killing for sport.

You forgot:

"Because I don't understand it and it doesn't appeal to me, it's wrong."

If you're gonna be self-righteous, at least do it properly.

dead_dangler: mrs.crocodile: Wow. Carcasses. Interesting thing to put on display. i see some endangered animals made it there too. Not sure i see the point in killing for sport.

You forgot:

"Because I don't understand it and it doesn't appeal to me, it's wrong."

If you're gonna be self-righteous, at least do it properly.

i didnt say it was wrong, just said i didnt see the point in it.

Impressed.

mrs.crocodile: dead_dangler: mrs.crocodile: Wow. Carcasses. Interesting thing to put on display. i see some endangered animals made it there too. Not sure i see the point in killing for sport.

You forgot:

"Because I don't understand it and it doesn't appeal to me, it's wrong."

If you're gonna be self-righteous, at least do it properly.

i didnt say it was wrong, just said i didnt see the point in it.

The tone of your comment in the context of the topic suggested disapproval. My apologies if I misjudged.

I'm sure there's lots of things on Fark that you don't see the point of. Do you go into those forums and post to that effect?

dead_dangler: mrs.crocodile: dead_dangler: mrs.crocodile: Wow. Carcasses. Interesting thing to put on display. i see some endangered animals made it there too. Not sure i see the point in killing for sport.

You forgot:

"Because I don't understand it and it doesn't appeal to me, it's wrong."

If you're gonna be self-righteous, at least do it properly.

i didnt say it was wrong, just said i didnt see the point in it.

The tone of your comment in the context of the topic suggested disapproval. My apologies if I misjudged.

I'm sure there's lots of things on Fark that you don't see the point of. Do you go into those forums and post to that effect?

isnt the point of forums to express an opinion and/or make a comment?

and i do have disapproval over killing something solely for the purpose of mounting it. oh but wait, am i allowed to post that opinion in a forum, or should i have some facts and formulas?

Taxidermy as a matter of preserving specimens for a museum seems scientific. Taxidermy as a personal hobby just is kinda creepy.

That said, the ultimate in Taxidermy would be the stuffed corpse of Andy Kaufman.

/ Japanese moose FTW

brap: Hey little orphan buddy, you look hungry.

There you go, drink up lil' guy drink up.

Easy there little scruffer, there's more than enough milk for... Whoa, EASY! JESUS CHRIST! AIIIIIEEEEEE!



Run away, run away!!!

Norman Bates would be proud.

Also, whats with all the endangered species and infants? last I heard taxidermy still was stuffing dead animals. I try to be open minded but killing a little fawn and stuffing it so it can be fed by a grotesque fake arm ranks really high in my "creepy" scale. Also cutting the neck of a giraffe.

Now if they are just fakes I guess it isn't really taxidermy.

/And that would much better.

mrs.crocodile: Wow. Carcasses. Interesting thing to put on display. i see some endangered animals made it there too. Not sure i see the point in killing for sport.


I'll say it; that's farked up.

Where's all the whiny little biatches complaining about it being a slide show? They must be to tired to type after clicking the mouse button.

Mmmm...corpses. I'll be in my bunk.

I'm torn between being impressed and repulsed. I'm guessing some of those animals died at zoos, and are being preserved for the zoo, but what's the back story on those baby wolves?

How pathetically low must your self-esteem get for you to go hunting SLOTH?!

These are like those elaborate custom Warhammer models...except done with animal corpses. Brutal.

mrs.crocodile Quote 2009-05-10 11:47:37 AM
dead_dangler: mrs.crocodile: Wow. Carcasses. Interesting thing to put on display. i see some endangered animals made it there too. Not sure i see the point in killing for sport.

You forgot:

"Because I don't understand it and it doesn't appeal to me, it's wrong."

If you're gonna be self-righteous, at least do it properly.

i didnt say it was wrong, just said i didnt see the point in it.

I grew up hunting & trapping, & I agree with you. Unless you need to eat them or cull them, you're killing an innocent critter for no reason. Same with spiders, snakes, etc.

Most likely the endangered/baby animals were ones that died in captivity and are being preserved by zoos and for historical records. Otherwise USFWS and CBP would be all over the exhibitors/taxadermists like stink on shiat for illegal importation etc (some permitting excluded).

Unimpressed (new window)

happydude45: mrs.crocodile Quote 2009-05-10 11:47:37 AM
dead_dangler: mrs.crocodile: Wow. Carcasses. Interesting thing to put on display. i see some endangered animals made it there too. Not sure i see the point in killing for sport.

You forgot:

"Because I don't understand it and it doesn't appeal to me, it's wrong."

If you're gonna be self-righteous, at least do it properly.

i didnt say it was wrong, just said i didnt see the point in it.

I grew up hunting & trapping, & I agree with you. Unless you need to eat them or cull them, you're killing an innocent critter for no reason. Same with spiders, snakes, etc.

*sigh* Here's how it works:

- if it's old, ugly, or creepy, killing it is OK
- if it's cute and cuddly, killing it should be a crime

FunkOut: Taxidermy as a matter of preserving specimens for a museum seems scientific. Taxidermy as a personal hobby just is kinda creepy.

That said, the ultimate in Taxidermy would be the stuffed corpse of Andy Kaufman.

There's a really cool italian detective/horror movie that deals with that issue, it's called Occhi di Cristallo (new window)

Not sure why folks enjoy stuffed dead critters?

Wear on the body, sure.
Put in the belly, sure.
Hang on the wall, creepy.

my step-uncle is a taxidermist and as a result, my poor mother has been obligated to accept over 17 different pieces of taxidermy that have been gifted to her over the years. my husband and i slept next to a full bear skin rug last christmas.

this is also not pleasant to walk into in the middle of the night:

BuckTurgidson: How pathetically low must your self-esteem get for you to go hunting SLOTH?!

Hey, sloth are the kung-fu masters of the animal world. You think that all going slow and shiat is just for kicks? No, sloths save energy, for when the time come to fight or go away, the sloth will move from 2 to 350 MPH, and in some cases slice your head off with their claws.

If you want to kill for sport, why not just join the military?

/If I aint eating it, I aint killin it.

happydude45: mrs.crocodile Quote 2009-05-10 11:47:37 AM
dead_dangler: mrs.crocodile: Wow. Carcasses. Interesting thing to put on display. i see some endangered animals made it there too. Not sure i see the point in killing for sport.

You forgot:

"Because I don't understand it and it doesn't appeal to me, it's wrong."

If you're gonna be self-righteous, at least do it properly.

i didnt say it was wrong, just said i didnt see the point in it.

I grew up hunting & trapping, & I agree with you. Unless you need to eat them or cull them, you're killing an innocent critter for no reason. Same with spiders, snakes, etc.

i grew up with hunters, and i was always taught that if you are going to kill something, you damn well better be eating it. and ill have you know, i catch all the spiders in my home and take em outside! taking a life purely for the love of killing or the excitement of getting that trophy lion says something about a society.

BuckTurgidson: How pathetically low must your self-esteem get for you to go hunting SLOTH?!

Don't kid yourself, BuckTurgidson. If a sloth ever got the chance, he'd eat you and everyone you care about!

BuckTurgidson: How pathetically low must your self-esteem get for you to go hunting SLOTH?!

Yeah, I was gonna ask this! First, aren't gorillas endangered? And second, who the hell shoots a sloth??

jondiced: BuckTurgidson: How pathetically low must your self-esteem get for you to go hunting SLOTH?!

Yeah, I was gonna ask this! First, aren't gorillas endangered? And second, who the hell shoots a sloth??

Why is everyone assuming that these animals were killed for the sole purpose of stuffing them? Animals do die for other reasons, you know.

mrs.crocodile
i grew up with hunters, and i was always taught that if you are going to kill something, you damn well better be eating it. and ill have you know, i catch all the spiders in my home and take em outside! taking a life purely for the love of killing or the excitement of getting that trophy lion says something about a society.

Absolutely. If you want to hunt for sport, go after the feral hogs.
They need killing.

dead_dangler: The tone of your comment in the context of the topic suggested disapproval. My apologies if I misjudged.

I'm sure there's lots of things on Fark that you don't see the point of. Do you go into those forums and post to that effect?

So I clicked on the link hoping to see the best of the best of the best taxidermy. Maybe it could convince me that the random heads I see on random walls weren't as basically dumb and out of context as they usually see.

Sorry, wasn't convinced.

They built a Cabelas on the outskirts of town. Apparently, it has a whole mountain of dead stuffed animals. I don't really see the appeal of that either, there is a very wonderful zoo about 5 miles away.

"Because I don't understand it and it doesn't appeal to me, it's wrong."

Is that how you feel about the possibility that gorilla is a pretty damn intelligent, sensitive, and likely self-aware animal? (And many of the other animals are as well?)

I am not a member of PETA or a fan, but killing and hunting for the point of stuffing hardly seems like a good way to learn about, or respect animals or show your love of the outdoors, or even show your superiority as homo sapiens at the top of the food chain.

Mainly seems to show you're a dickhead.

RoyBatty: dead_dangler: The tone of your comment in the context of the topic suggested disapproval. My apologies if I misjudged.

I'm sure there's lots of things on Fark that you don't see the point of. Do you go into those forums and post to that effect?

So I clicked on the link hoping to see the best of the best of the best taxidermy. Maybe it could convince me that the random heads I see on random walls weren't as basically dumb and out of context as they usually see.

Sorry, wasn't convinced.

They built a Cabelas on the outskirts of town. Apparently, it has a whole mountain of dead stuffed animals. I don't really see the appeal of that either, there is a very wonderful zoo about 5 miles away.

"Because I don't understand it and it doesn't appeal to me, it's wrong."

Is that how you feel about the possibility that gorilla is a pretty damn intelligent, sensitive, and likely self-aware animal? (And many of the other animals are as well?)

I am not a member of PETA or a fan, but killing and hunting for the point of stuffing hardly seems like a good way to learn about, or respect animals or show your love of the outdoors, or even show your superiority as homo sapiens at the top of the food chain.

Mainly seems to show you're a dickhead.

I missed the place in the article that said that all the animals died as a result of hunting...

eraser8: What a waste of good sandwich meat.

Just because you have an animal stuffed, does not mean you can't eat the meat. This is what I don't get about people who put down hunting "for sport." Of course you eat what you kill.

Like several others have pointed out but all the anti-hunting advocates just skip right over, odds are most of these animals barring the full grown deer and bears did not die from hunting. Zoos, dead animals found in the wild, even roadkill that's in decent shape can all be sent back and stuffed if folks want to. Sometimes poachers who are caught can have their kills confiscated and used as well which is about the only way you can argue some of those might have died wrongly.

happydude45: mrs.crocodile Quote 2009-05-10 11:47:37 AM
dead_dangler: mrs.crocodile: Wow. Carcasses. Interesting thing to put on display. i see some endangered animals made it there too. Not sure i see the point in killing for sport.

You forgot:

"Because I don't understand it and it doesn't appeal to me, it's wrong."

If you're gonna be self-righteous, at least do it properly.

i didnt say it was wrong, just said i didnt see the point in it.

I grew up hunting & trapping, & I agree with you. Unless you need to eat them or cull them, you're killing an innocent critter for no reason. Same with spiders, snakes, etc.

I agree... Except for the spider part. If I see a spider outside or come up on it, all is well. I find a spider cause it's crawling on me, it's gettin' squished.

I'm disappointed to find no Wolpertingers in the display.

Go on, GIS. I dare you.

That gorilla is the pride of Milwaukee. His name was Sampson and he used to be a very personable tenant at the Milwaukee County Zoo before he passed away.

Go Sampson!!

CygnusDarius: BuckTurgidson: How pathetically low must your self-esteem get for you to go hunting SLOTH?!

Hey, sloth are the kung-fu masters of the animal world. You think that all going slow and shiat is just for kicks? No, sloths save energy, for when the time come to fight or go away, the sloth will move from 2 to 350 MPH, and in some cases slice your head off with their claws.

You just made my cat look at me like I'd lost my mind from laughing at your comment CD

I'm don't care for killing purposely for the point of a stuffed trophy, but I know that around here, the more interesting and intact road kill sometimes gets stuffed for museums and public attractions.

Nonetheless, whenever I see a stuffed animal, it makes me wonder about that line that keeps us from stuffing people. I mean, we fetishize our dead in irrational ways anyway, so why not stuff mom and leave her in a rocking chair by the window and pretend to have conversations with her?

Hmmm, googling "human taxidermy" doesn't turn up much, other than it might be illegal (and yet stuffing a corpse full of chemicals and putting make-up on it, stapling its face into a pleasing expression and dressing it in its Sunday Best is okay). Anatomy displays like Bodyworks aren't quite the same because those are like the exact opposite of taxidermy. I'm thinking of a posed styrofoam human-shape with the original skin dried and stretched over it and glass eyes jammed in.

I have a fear that Victorians probably did it, particularly with "natives", but I'm afraid to google for that.

Bleah, now I've creeped myself out.