Ostealmania

Animal bone/skull cleaning　and skeleton articulation progress. with sometime something.

[scientificillustration]

Playing with Genetics by *Eurwentala

[biomedicalephemera]

Beaks, heads, and tails of birds.

Note the large differences between beaks, based on the food type of the bird.

I’ve always found the parrot beak very interesting - though they subsist almost exclusively on nutmeats, they have a beak structure very similar to that of the raptors and other birds of prey. Their tongue, however, is much more tactile and dextrous. Many nuts and seeds are encased in shells or pulps that are poisonous to the birds, so they have to be able to expertly remove every part of the poison before eating.

Zoological Science or Nature in Living Forms. A. M. Redfield, 1858.

[slightlybiased]

Jojo6251 - Hirohiko Araki (x)

[boneyadventures]

Practicing the posing on my bobcat and his prey with some real life references! 

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Borzoi skeleton

[preytaxidermy]

Carcass casting a plucked dove with taxidermist Danny Owens. #taxidermy #taxidermist #dannyowens #birdtaxidermy #ornithology #anatomy

[preytaxidermy]

Duck, some assembly required.

Here are some process pics from Olivia Miseroy of @terrafaunadesign from The ‘Dead-Stream’ on Tuesday.

Olivia showed us how she creates and paints replica parts for taxidermy.

Replica parts are used in taxidermy for recreating fleshy areas that might shrivel or be attractive to pests.

So, we make mold of them, pour resin into those molds to create a ‘cast’ and then paint them.

Flip through to see some of Olivia’s process photos and see here favorite products.

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[markscherz]

My Osteological Romance

[markscherz]

Uhh, thanks, @staff , for bringing this back I guess?

[nubbsgalore]

the red eyeshine of the alligator occurs when light enters its eyes, passes through the rods (light receptors) and cones (color receptors) of the retina, strikes a membrane behind the retina called a tapeatum, and is then reflected back through the eye to the light source. most of the animals with eyeshine are, like alligators, night hunters who must make use of limited light. photos by larry lynch and david moynahan

[strangebiology]

A new study describes set of conjoined deer twins, including a CT scan of their skeleton. A taxidermist also mounted the skin, pictured here. An analysis found that they had never breathed air, meaning they must have been stillborn. (Photo: D’Angelo et al.)

[strangebiology]

Now with Newsweek article!

[preytaxidermy]

3D scans of my Roadrunner carcass along with a video of the laser scans being taken. It was very interesting to use this new technology in such a historic art form as taxidermy. I find as a taxidermist you’re constantly experimenting with new materials, tools and techniques. I never thought mold making would all be such a big part of my life. What do you think about 3D printing and sculpting technology and it’s uses in taxidermy?

[preytaxidermy]

My Greater Roadrunner for the European Taxidermy Championships. This piece was very experimental for me, using 3D scanning and printing technology. Check out Instagram.com/Allis to see my process.

[preytaxidermy]

Two bird taxidermy interior examples; one bad and one good. Can you spot the difference? These were from Peter Sunesen’s seminar at the European Taxidermy Championships.

[scientificillustration]

Bird Anatomy for Artists by Dr Natalia Balo - review by Dr Trevor Weekes, The University of Newcastle, Australia

“For many years bird artists have been searching for an informative textbook on Bird Anatomy. Until now there have been very few books focusing on Bird Anatomy and drawing birds available, but now the search is over. Bird Anatomy for Artists has arrived! Bird Anatomy for Artists is a beautifully presented comprehensive survey of the complete bird from head to tail. The book is full of masterly illustrations that are clear and easy to understand, including black and white working drawings, examples of the artist’s field studies and exquisite colour illustrations. Every part of the bird’s body is outlined in detail with informative text and helpful drawing instructions. Bird Anatomy for Artists is perhaps the most complete textbook available on this subject. I highly recommend this reference book not only for Artists, but for anyone interested in Birds.”

Available from:

http://www.bfineart.com.au/bird-anatomy-for-artists.html

[scientificillustration]

Simplified drawing of the bones and selected muscles of the left hand of Ailurus fulgens (Red panda). Small arrows show the direction of pull of muscular fibres during contraction. Curved arrow shows the direction of rotation of the hand due to the supinatory action of the contracting muscle abductor pollicis longus. (a) Medio-ventral view, extended articulation. (b) Ventral view, partly flexed articulation. Note that even in slight flexion, digit 1 overlaps digit 2, whilst digit 5 overlaps digit 4, showing initial ‘closure of the palm’. apbo, muscles abductor pollicis brevis and oppones pollicis; apl, muscle abductor pollicis longus; fbdm, muscle flexor brevis digitorum manus; p, pisiform; rs, radial sesamoid.

Implications of the functional anatomy of the hand and forearm of Ailurus fulgens (Carnivora, Ailuridae) for the evolution of the ‘false-thumb’ in pandas by Mauricio Antón, Manuel J Salesa, Juan F Pastor, Stéphane Peigné, and Jorge Morales. J Anat. 2006 December; 209(6): 757–764. doi:  10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00649.x

[arsanatomica]

Inflating the lungs in a euthanized bearded dragon. Reptiles have a fundamentally different lung structure than mammals. Mammals have what’s called aveolar lungs. Their lungs are comprised of tiny air sacs that each inflate with air with every breath. Kind of like grapes… Reptiles on the other hand have what’s called septate lungs. They hollow lungs whose walls are criss-crossed with ridges that give the organ additional surface area. This system means that reptile lungs are not as efficient as mammal lungs. And their inability to extract as much oxygen as mammals is one reason among many that they are not as active.

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[specios]

Taxidermy of a black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) from the Dublin Natural History Museum. There was a notice next to the specimen apologising for the appearance of the rhinoceros due to the lack of horns; there is a growing market for them to be used for traditional medicines despite the benefits being scientifically disproved time and time again. The horns are often poached from the critically endangered wild rhinoceros but recently there has been an increase in zoo populations as well as museum specimens having their horns stolen from them. This taxidermy was a reminder that their horns, made from the same proteins found in our own hair and fingernails, are highly sought after at any cost.