The Authentic Animal: Inside the Odd and Obsessive World of Taxidermy Science Kits Smooth band design makes it

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The Authentic Animal: Inside the Odd and Obsessive World of Taxidermy Science Kits Smooth band design makes itWhy would someone want to create or own the mounted skin of a dead animal? Thats the question Dave Madden explores in The Authentic Animal. Madden starts his journey with the life story of Carl Akeley, the father of modern taxidermy. Akeley started small by stuffing a canary, but by the end of his life he had created the astonishing Akeley Hall of African Mammals at The American Museum of Natural History. What Akeley strove for and what fascinates