~Strange is good~

Hello! This is @Zincwolf 's taxidermy blog, where I will but sharing my own collection thus far and sharing other arts and collections I find on here, as well. Thank you for looking! Please go follow my primary account if you like anime, art, nature and pretty things, including random funny stuff XD

[ptivachka]

🌴🌴🌴

[zharizard666]

So uh- 

I took the banshee thing very seriously.

please ignore the shitty trees.

[industrialplant-deactivated2023]

The AC is out at my job and I wish it was autumn already

[ikimaru]

realizes 1 month later that scene looked like that one meme lmao

[tiktoksithinkarefunny]

[women-respector]

This is what college is like

[zevveli]

I am simultaneously both of these people.

[lordmeowdemort]

I need the namr of the song asap fam

[magicalgirlmindcrank]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU NEED THE NAME

[houseofraes-deactivated20180704]

Me and my sister…my sister is in the blue shirt 👀

[preytaxidermy]

Ok, geez. Let’s go outside. You’re too cute. #dogs_of_instagram

[marsoid]

[twitter - patreon]

[mydeadthingsdiary]

Snowdonia White tanning tips

Powder laundry detergent contains degreasers, so this stage cleans and degreases the pelt. The tan itself also contains degreasers, but the laundry detergent has to be completely rinsed from the pelt otherwise it neutralizes the tan.

The oil removed during the tanning process collects ontop of the tanning solution and has to be removed - otherwise it will go thick and moldy!

Old buck rabbits have a much thicker membranes than young does, so young does are preferable for a soft and flexible tan.

The tanning solution doesn’t go off, but evaporation of the water from the solution will make the tan stronger. This is a bad thing, as if the tan is too strong, it will block itself from permeating a hide fully, and the hide won’t be tanned.

Constant working of the hide, ie. stretching it between the hand when it’s drying or working it on the dull blade of a shovel, gives the finished pelt its white soft leather finish.

To rework just rehydrate the pelt (leather side up) under a damp towel, and then rework.

The oil CP84 (apparently) makes it up to 60% easier to get a softer finish on the tanned pelts.

The tan is best used on rug cut skins, as it’s difficult to dry and work case skins. A different tan, or mounting it onto a form before it dries, is best for taxidermied hides.

When tanning tails it’s best to cut the tail open so the tan is able to reach all of the inside of the skin, preventing air bubbles (which prevent the hide from actually tanning)

[+ the link to the actual one bath White tanning kit]

I think that’s everything :) Hope this helps someone!

[southernsideofme-deactivated201]

[rockandrollpancakes]

@jonaslights

[caddicarustv]

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I SAVED A BEE! <3

[naturesforgotten-blog]

I got a badger today. Not sure what their name is yet, but, as of now, they’re being happily appreciated to the side of my room.

They look relatively old, and a little of  their fur is slipping. The outerpaw is up and is covered in glue, and the base scatter bits of dead leaves and bark every where when you move it. I think this is just a sad, neglected piece... I may try and touch it up in the future, if  can think of something to add to the scene 

I think it might be a juvenile. The guy I bought them off of said he’d been left in the garage of the house he’d moved into recently. He didn’t want it. I took him up XD

[preytaxidermy]

Skinning this African Jacana. They use their long toes & nails to walk across Lillie pads in marsh areas. #taxidermy #ornithology #naturalhistory #losangeles #cabinetofcuriosities #biology #science #nature #allismarkham #preytaxidermy

[preytaxidermy]

Studying California Condor skins at @nhmla yesterday. This is a ‘flat skin’ used in ornithological study. #ornithology #nhm #nhmla #naturalhistorymuseum #birds #allismarkham #condor #preytaxidermy (at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County)

[preytaxidermy]

‘Oh hello.’ Gray Fox form from yesterday’s class. This is the inner sculpture for mammal taxidermy. #taxidermy #taxidermyclass #losangeles #losangelestaxidermy #learntaxidermy #allismarkham #preytaxidermy

[matialonsorphoto]

un espejismo, una rebelión

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[simplystarvesin]

Chippewa Lake Amusement Park in operation from 1878 - 1978.