ANTHROPOMORPHIC TAXIDERMY is the practice of taking the dead body of an animal, preserved through the art of taxidermy, and displaying it in such a way as to endow it with human characteristics. For example, a preserved specimen may be dressed in appropriately-scaled human clothing and placed in a furnished tableau
Victorian and Edwardian passion for anthropomorphic taxidermy faded in time, and today is often considered to be macabre or in poor taste. Nevertheless, the practice still survives...
