The world's worst stuffed animals – in pictures
Even at its best, taxidermy is a bit creepy. But just look what happens when the taxidermist gets a bit ‘creative’. A new book takes a look at the most atrocious examples, from a winged cat to a bushbaby with a doll’s face. Crap Taxidermy by Kat Su is published by Cassell (www.octopus.co.uk)
• Kat Su: ‘Taxidermists think I’m making fun of them. I am, I guess’
• The curious world of amateur taxidermist Walter Potter
Fri 12 Sep 2014 06.12 EDT Last modified on Wed 23 Sep 2020 10.18 EDT
Gymnastic cat. Photograph: Ivie Morgan/Octopus Publishing
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterSkinny fox. Photograph: Kristian Zana/Octopus Publishing
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterRatipede. Photograph: Becky King/Octopus Publishing
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterInflated horse. Photograph: Yang Maoyuan/Octopus Publishing
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterWinged cat. Photograph: The Viktor Wynd Museum Of Curios/Octopus Publishing
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBrown bear with walking stick. Photograph: Karin/Octopus Publishing
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBushbaby doll. Photograph: Andrew Lancaster/Octopus Publishing
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterLeering hyena. Photograph: James Castleden/Octopus Publishing
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterA well endowed howler monkey. Photograph: Jessie Hanz/Octopus Publishing
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterStartled fox. Photograph: Misha Davids/Octopus Publishing
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterLions and rabbit on the Serengeti. Photograph: James Castleden/Octopus Publishing
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