De-extinction — the science of resurrecting extinct species — is progressing in leaps and bounds. Here are six creatures that ...

This story appears in the August 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. Not every feat of taxidermy qualifies as art. But as the art of taxidermy has endured and evolved, it has given form to ...

Crocodiles, monkeys, tigers, zebras and dozens of other taxidermy animals will move to new homes after concerns about arsenic exposure forced the closure of the South Dakota museum where they had ...

19th-20th Centuries The 19th Century was a true renaissance and the heyday of taxidermy as we know it. During this period, many museums actively used realistic animal exhibits for educational ...

This story appears in the October 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Taxidermy isn’t for the faint of heart. Widely considered an art form, the process of mounting animal skins can ...

Go behind the scenes with Museum staff as they take on the challenge of fitting a taxidermy giraffe through some tight spaces. Safely moving a towering giraffe specimen from the Mammals gallery to ...