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Taxidermy - The Hunters' Art Form The word "taxidermy" comes from the Greek "taxis" for arrangement and "derma" for skin. Taxidermy grew from the tanning industry where, by the 1700s, almost every town had at least one tannery. First practiced in the 1800s, taxidermy is the art of mounting dead animals, including humans occasionally, for display. [VIEW ARTICLE]Comments RSS Feed For This Article: |








Subject: Nice article on taxidermy
A very nice, well thought out article on taxidermy... From a professional fisherman! Who else would know better? Thanks for sharing. Cheers!