Taxidermist - Tasks and specialisations
Kaipuru Hiako
Tasks & duties
Taxidermists recreate dead animals, birds and fish into lifelike poses by:
- skinning dead animals, birds or fish
- cleaning flesh, mites and bacteria from skins
- repairing broken or damaged skins and mounts
- preserving skins with chemicals
- designing and moulding artificial bodies
- attaching skins to artificial bodies.
They may also:
- collect data and keep records about specimens
- build display stands
- discuss projects with clients
- make reconstructions of extinct birds and animals
- rebuild skeletons for research or display
- give talks to public groups.
Graham Renner pulling the skin over a mannequin
