In the past, substances that are now obsolete were used, because it is clear that over the years science improves its techniques and procedures to make it easier to experience the human being, with the environment around it.

Recognized as a profession

Taxidermy has been recognized as an official profession a short time ago, because a few years ago it was seen as a hobby, but today there are institutes specialized in the teaching and dissemination of this particular art form.

Museums are the main contractors of taxidermists to keep the exhibition pieces intact. Apart from the academic environment surrounding this mysterious art, fans also do so as a way of entertainment; in the case of fishermen and hunters, for example, they are trained to perpetuate the existence of their prey for much longer and not only that, but use it as a trophy displayed in the halls of their houses.

This art form is very demanding since not only does it need to know about anatomy, but it requires that those who practice it have a lot of knowledge of sculpture, painting, dissection and treatise of skins, because these fabrics are very delicate due to the rigor post morten, which is quite complicated to handle, but this technique allows to adapt them as desired thanks to the correct use of certain chemicals, which will allow to do what is desired with these specimens.

The first taxidermy manual published in Spanish was written by Juan Mieg in 1817 and was titled “Instruction on the Art of Preserving Natural History Objects”.

A famous taxidermist was Charles Darwin (12 February 1809-19 April 1882) who despite not excelling academically, in his early childhood he gained knowledge and great experience collecting as a game, bird eggs, insects and fossils, but these apparent mischief were going to transform the way the world was seen because it aroused interest in attending conferences on biology, zoology and chemistry, and thus learned the skills of taxidermy.

How about this art, do you like it or do you know someone who likes it?