2006-10-20 06:11:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
Taxidermy (Greek for "the arrangement of the skin") is the art of mounting or reproducing animals for display or study. This is a practice generally done with vertebrates, but occasionally with invertebrate animals such as insects. The methods that taxidermists practice have been improved over the last century, heightening taxidermic quality.
Taxidermists may practice professionally, for museums, or as amateurs, such as hobbyists, hunters, and fishermen. To practice taxidermy, one must be extremely familiar with anatomy, dissection, sculpture, and painting, as well as tanning.
Taxidermy should not be confused with taxonomy, which is the study of scientific classification.
2006-10-20 08:32:32 · answer #1 · answered by pelancha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a taxidermist, a guy who stuffs dead animals.
2006-10-20 13:19:52 · answer #2 · answered by gaban24 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he stuffs dead Tasmanian wrestlers
2006-10-20 13:56:11 · answer #3 · answered by bev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋