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63 photos and 6 illustrations tagged taxidermy, from 19 members of Flickr Commons.

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Man in studio with animals, Cairns District, 1890s

from State Library of Queensland

• Vesna Verencevic said:

  Taxidermy is the art of preserving an animal's body via mounting (over an armature) or stuffing, for the purpose of display or study. Animals are often, but not always, portrayed in a lifelike state. The word taxidermy describes the process of preserving the animal, but the word is also used to describe the end product, which are called taxidermy mounts or referred to simply as "taxidermy". The word taxidermy is derived from the Greek words taxis and derma.[1] Taxis means "arrangement", and derma means "skin" (the dermis).[1] The word taxidermy translates to "arrangement of skin".[1] Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxidermy

• Vesna Verencevic said:

  Boomerangs are an internationally recognised symbol of Australia. For Aboriginal people the boomerang is as old as creation and a symbol of the enduring strength of Aboriginal culture. The boomerang has also been a popular symbol for tourism and travel, with notions of visitors returning ‘like a boomerang’. The boomerang is a symbol of cultural endurance and a tangible link to the long presence of Aboriginal people on the continent. Boomerangs have many uses for First Nations people, including as a weapon and a tool, for hunting and digging, and in ceremonies. Some are designed to return to the thrower but the vast majority are not. For many thousands of years, Aboriginal groups exchanged boomerangs across the continent. Trade in boomerangs continued after 1788. European fascination with the boomerang, especially the returning variety, meant that early barter with settlers, and then tourists, led Aboriginal people to create an industry making boomerangs. That trade continues today. Source: www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/defining-symbols-australia/boo...

Dingo

from Powerhouse Museum

• faded treatment said:

  Looks more like a fox than a dingo!

Wallace the Lion

from North East Museums

• Ronald Hackston said:

  Wallace is still there in the 21st Century:
  

• David said:

  A Wikipedia entry says Martini Maccomo was attacked by a lion named Wallace during a show in 1869. The lion died 4 years after Maccomo and was bought by Sunderland museum and put on display in 1879.