Sunday, June 5, 2011

The Modern Way to Mount a Fish, Taxidermy

By Bud Louis


Taxidermy can be performed in a wide variety of ways either as a hobby or bought as taxidermy for sale. The Greek word taxidermy literally means arrangement of skin. Animal Taxidermy is most commonly performed on vertebrate animals which include: mammals, fish, reptiles, birds, and amphibians.

Some people have the misconception that animal taxidermy is bloody and is very difficult to stomach. Although the killing of the animal is necessary the animal usually is skinned first. A chemical is then rubbed on the skin in order to preserve the animal. It is then mounted to a mannequin which usually consists of wood, wire or foam.

One of the more important qualities of a good taxidermist is the careful precision that it takes to accurately measure an animal. There are also many major differences between yesterdays taxidermy and the modern technology of todays taxidermy animals. Some interesting taxidermy include lifelike fish mounts. Other great taxidermist have many exotic creatures in there collections such as: artic foxes, bears, cats, deer, coyote, turkey, and even jungle creatures. This precision and improvement in technology allows for great works of art that end up as taxidermy for sale.

Modern taxidermists use technology to their advantage by constructing their taxidermy animals from new materials such as silicones and fibre glass. This allows for more lifelike animals that appear to still be alive. Taxidermy for sale is perfect for the enthusist who would like to keep a trophy of their hunting and fishing expedition as a wall mount or on a stand.

Good taxidermists must be very careful and good in their work due to some of the sentimental attachment of some of the customers to their recently departed pet or hunting trophy. This is mainly due to the fact that you can only mount an animal once and you only get one opportunity to do it right or you will ruin the animal.




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