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Heroes Of Taxidermy

Podcast: Man’s Best (Stiff) Friends

Two very special dogs lovingly preserved after death.

The Podcast Team July 13, 2023

Podcast: Hachiko

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team December 28, 2021

Knut the Polar Bear

Berlin, Germany

Knut the Polar Bear

Berlin's beloved bear is immortalized at the Museum für Naturkunde.

The Skin of Little Sorrel

Lexington, Virginia

The Skin of Little Sorrel

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

Heroes in Taxidermy: The Collectable Postcard Edition

Dylan Thuras October 3, 2014

An Emblem of Extinction, Lonesome George Goes on Posthumous Display in NYC

Allison Meier September 23, 2014

objects of intrigue

Objects of Intrigue: Napoleon's Last Horse

Allison Meier September 4, 2014

Museum of Hygiene

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Museum of Hygiene

This Russian museum stresses the importance of keeping clean and even holds one of Pavlov's dogs.

Martha, taxidermied

Washington, D.C.

Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

Permanently Closed

War pigeon G.I. Joe mounted and on display at Fort Monmouth.

Oceanport, New Jersey

G.I. Joe

A decorated war pigeon stands guard in eternal taxidermied rest at his alma mater.

Station Jim

Slough, England

Station Jim

This preserved puppy was an adorable beacon of charity.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Grip the Raven

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Bern, Switzerland

Naturhistorisches Museum

Natural history museum displaying a famous taxidermied St. Bernard.

Taxidermied Phar Lap

Melbourne, Australia

Phar Lap

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

Sergeant Stubby at the Smithsonian

Washington, D.C.

Sergeant Stubby

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

Taxidermied Huberta arrives from London in 1932

King William's Town, South Africa

Huberta the Hippo

Taxidermy of a famous hippo who spent three years walking over a thousand miles across South Africa.

Cher Ami in the Smithsonian

Washington, D.C.

Cher Ami

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

P. Stradins Museum for History of Medicine

Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.