Stuffed「The Grant Museum Undertake Conservation Work On Historic Taxidermy Collection」:写真・画像(10)[壁紙.com]
{"Image ImageDescription": "PRESTON, ENGLAND - JULY 20:  Natural History Conservator Lucie Mascord, of Lancashire Conservation Studios, poses as she works on a stuffed chimpanzee, which is over 100 years old, as part of a the major conservation and preservation project for The Grant Museum of Zoology on July 20, 2017 in Preston, England. The Grant Museum of Zoology was founded in 1892 and is London's only remaining university zoological museum, housing around 68,000 specimens from across the Animal Kingdom. The museum is currently embarking on a project to conserve and repair some of their historic taxidermy, which has been on display for over a hundred years. Many of the specimens have begun to crack and split, with filling and stuffing required to ensure their long-term future. Expert museum conservators have selected several pieces ranging in size from a chimpanzee to an elephant shrew. Careful consideration is given to every piece regarding retaining any 'historical' inaccuracies in the animals' appearance. Historically taxidermy is often quite inaccurate, with skins often sent from overseas, and 'stuffed' or prepared by people who had never even seen the animal. The most famous example being the huge Walrus at the Horniman Museum in South West London.?  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2017 Getty Images"}