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the glittery rim colour is a glaze called Cosmic Tea Dust and I love it. even the video doesn't do that colour justice

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These fox skulls I got from this dude on eBay are so greasy I'm convinced that he put extra grease on them. I think he Criscoed these bad boys.

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I fuckin’ love meshed together taxidermy like this.

Kinda wish I did something like this with the first deer mount I got from my first buck kill. Woulda been waaay cooler.

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Feral kitten mounted for my personal collection. I think this was sort of a breakthrough piece for me, it's (in my opinion, at least) the best of my mammals so far.

It's always sad to see dead kittens that could have been in a shelter instead, but it's better than having them in the bush eating native birds. Lots of bruising around the head on this one, and the back of her skull was shattered :(

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Taxidermy - Julia deVille

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Happy “Uncommon Musical Instrument Awareness Day”

Celebrated every July 31st. Who knew, right? Well, it’s a thing. And as such, it deserves to be recognized. So in honor of this day may I present the gaida (Also known as a gajda, among other names, depending on the region and its specific configuration) It’s part of the bagpipe family and although bagpipes are synonymous with Scotland many scholars believe they were invented in the Middle East, then introduced into Europe via the Roman Empire. In addition to the U.K., they continue to play a role in Middle Eastern, Central European, and Eastern European culture to this day. Each region has tweaked the design to make it their own, but one of the things that distinguishes instruments in this family from one another is how many pipes they have. Gaida are made from the tanned torso of a sheep or goat and often still have fur on the outside. Fancy versions have a carved faux head of wood while other upscale models utilize the animal’s real head. Using an animal’s body as a balloon of sorts may seem odd but makes sense when you think about how tanned animal skins were used in a very similar manner by ancient peoples to transport liquids – Fewer seams equaled fewer opportunities for liquid to escape, or air to escape in the case of these instruments. .

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Photos courtesy of Pinterest

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Deer skull wall art

lovebizarreoddities.etsy.com

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I'm finally done

The 3.74 meter reticulated python is finally finished, I am extremely proud, I feel like a peacock

There were probably more than a thousand pieces and I still have a 2.5 meter burmese degreasing and two other snakes in the freezer waiting to be cleaned and articulated

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Mule deer was fatally caught in the fence. There was actually an opening in the fence about 10 meters away, with deer hoofprints across it and a trail cam.

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Girls Niiiiiight

Limited palette commission

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Major forest fires have broken out in the South and South-West of France since July 12, 2022.

This roe deer got stuck on the beach, between flames and smoke. He had no choice but to jump into the ocean.

Photo © Sébastien Dupuy.

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Why we DO NOT use vinegar to clean bones💀🦴

Editing to add some personal context:

I've been noticing some newer Vultures across platforms recommending that you can clean or sanitize bone in vinegar, and being a visual and hands-on learner myself (and someone who never got to try this in school), I wanted to show just why this isn't recommended.

I also wanted to note that when the bones dry out, they're still bendy and kind of like cardboard.

ALSO this short video (thank you @answrs for reblogging with it attached) goes into the science of both rubberized bones and baked bones, and I highly recommend checking it out.

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Preserved adult thylacines

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One of these jaws is not like the other! I'm really happy with this one, got some rabbit jaws with teeth and some without, so I replaced the missing teeth with handmade glow in the dark resin ones! Normal one in the second series of pics for comparison, pleased at how realistic the hand sculpted teeth look in bright light!

Total coincidence I'm making things with rabbit bones on Easter, I'm not quite morbid enough to do it on purpose lol