Pachyderm Matriarchy by Mark Alvey

“…One of the essential backstories of Donna Haraway’s essay “Teddy Bear Patriarchy” is the biography of celebrated collector/taxidermist Carl Akeley, and his vision for the African Hall at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York. …”
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Defensins and the convergent evolution of platypus and reptile venom genes. by Whittington, C, Papenfuss, A, Bansal, P, Torres, A, Wong, E, Deakin, J, Graves, T, Alsop, A, Schatzkamer, K, Kremitzki, C, Ponting, C, Temple-Smith, P, Warren, W, Kuchel, P, Belov, K

“…When the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) was first discovered, it was thought to be a taxidermist's hoax, as it has a blend of mammalian and reptilian features. …”

François Rossignon, un naturalista francés cautivo de las aves de Caupolican (Beni y La Paz, 1833-1847) by Carmen Beatriz Loza

“…The purpose of this article is to introduce, for the very first time the Frenchman Rossignon as a naturalist, taxidermist, and occasionally as a Bolivian government official, following the traces of his experiences in the province of Caupolican. …”
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“A body in which nothing was real”: Taxidermy and Fiction in “Vandals” by Alice Munro by Lucile Bentley

“…Cet article s'intéresse à la présence des animaux dans la nouvelle “Vandals” d'Alice Munro, dont le personnage principal, Ladner, est un taxidermiste. Il semblerait que la forte présence des animaux ne soit pas uniquement un moyen de représenter la nature environnante mais un outil pour définir et comprendre le personnage énigmatique de Ladner. …”
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Vaccination of Rabies in Dogs to Protect the Population by Abdulkhazhieva Aiset Shaamanovna, Abdulkhazhieva Malkan Shaamanovna

“…Rabies vaccination is given to healthy people of certain professions - veterinarians, hunters, foresters, taxidermists, dog catchers. For this, the rabies vaccine is used. …”
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Life canvas: biological illustration as biographical evidence of illustrators’ and researchers’ careers by Simão Mateus, Cristiana Vieira

“…However, the authors of these illustrations are frequently unknown to the general public, including academics, but also many other museum professionals, such as the laboratory taxidermists, curators and librarians behind the genesis of an exhibition. …”
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Zoological museums and mammal collections in Kyiv for the last two centuries: history, values, and prospects by Igor Zagorodniuk

“…Additionally, brief information about famous museologists (taxidermists, researchers, collectors, and heads) as well as information about catalogues and other reviews of mammal collections are given. …”
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Collections of felids (Felidae) in natural history museums of Ukraine and their importance in knowledge dissemination on nature by Igor Zagorodniuk, Sergiy Kharchuk, Eugenia Ulyura, Yuriy Iliukhin, Yuriy Oleinik, Arpad Kron, Ihor Shydlovskyy, Sofia Pytel-Huta, Andriy Bokotey, Oleksandr Ponomarenko, Lyubov Kharchuk

“…For each of the considered museums, four blocks of data are presented: a general summary for the collection (including information about the history, volume, famous collectors and taxidermists, and key publications), presentation of particularly valuable or unique specimens (depending on the volume of the collection, 3 to 5 such specimens), and description of the exhibition and scientific collections. …”
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