trophies

Don't worry: it is neither contagious, nor a disease! As we have said for the Insects that it's possible to preserve the Invertebrates through suitable techniques of preparation, so also for the Vertebrata there's the taxidermy, better known like embalming or stuffing, between the natural preparation undoubtedly the most representative.
Excluding the possibility to embalm your mother-in-law, a criminal offense in Italy, or the mummies that we do not deal (you can turning to an egyptologist), we have mostly Birds, if necessary also Mammals or Reptiles.
Amphibians (mostly tropical frogs), bony fishes (eg. piranhas) and cartilaginous fishes (sharks and rays) you can find in the Other Animals Catalog.
The technique of preparation is completely different from that one adopted for the Arthropods and very much laborious; it often varies also between similar animals. Taxidermy is an ancient art, therefore please don't ask us to reveal the secrets of the trade; but we can reassure you because the toxic materials (eg. arsenic) used in the past century that often cause the untimely death of the poor taxidermist, today are not in use anymore, replaced by other substances. So don't be afraid unless unexpected happens, we would still to be here for a long time (...we hope so).
The animals in our catalogue are only some examples of Vertebrata that they can be prepared, and obviously don't exaust the innumerable varieties of species and postures with which the taxidermy tries to immortalize for ever the living beings. So there are the canary or the heron mounted on various pedestals, from turned traditional pedestal for collection to the small wooden board, from the artificial rock to the trunk of a tree, all embellished with moss, earth, gravel, etc. An analogous speech to the birds can be made for fish, reptiles, small or great mammals, and further preparations are those on wall shields like the classic head of deer, wild boar or big gallinacean, and diorama, like those in the museums, often of great dimensions, where the animals are mounted in a natural posture, the same that they have while were still alive in their habitats. Typical of the stuffing job are the hunting trophies with horn of Artiodactyls, tusks of wild boar, fish like pikes, etc.

A last superflous information: all the animals of our catalogue have been regularly denounced and in order with the laws in force (you can see also the F.A.Q.).

Like for every category, our catalogues are subject to frequent revision, so you often come back to visit us if you are searching for novelties.
And now...good safari!


Guide to the consultation of the catalog

As for the others zoological catalogs, also the animals of the Taxidermy Catalog, that all belong to the phylum of Vertebrata, have been subdivided into great and small systematic categories to make easier the consultation. For example, the voice stuffed birds is divided into groups known as pheasants and partridges, hawks and owls, och and ducks, etc.
The english common name, near the scientific name (genus-species) of the animal, corresponding to that scientific one in Latin.
The NEW symbol in the green triangle near the cart, shows, if it's present, for a brief period all the new animals of the catalogue. The black text  below the red name of the item indicates the main systematic category; inside the item-card, this can be divided into subcategories (blue, green, orange and yellow). For example: the skull fox (Vulpes vulpes) is in the category "skulls, horns and trophies" (blue text), in particular in the "skulls" (green text) and, within this, the class "Mammalia - mammals" (orange text).The items are listed in alphabetical order.
After the photo, it follows a brief description of the stuffed animal to give you an idea of the aspect and dimension; if it isn't complete, together the scientific and common name of the item (Genus and species), you can find it in detail opening the item-card of the specimen that you're examining. Under the photo you'll find the dollar price (which may or may not also be possibly on offers, so take a look at our Promo Catalog).
o know other information, clicking on Read More, you enter in a new page with one or more bigger photos (zoomable) of the piece that you're examining and further informations useful to the purchase, like a more detailed description, its code number, the availability of the relating shell (it could be temporarily finished or reserved), the sex (M = male, F = female), the age, that indicates those animals that can be available also to the juvenile period (the aspect of plumage is often quite different from that one of the adults), the origin, that indicates the zone where the animal lives, and at least the notes of preparation, that show like the animal is mounted (branch, pedestal, shield, diorama,etc.), aincluding the year of preparation, if available.
Please note that the prices of the items refer only to the cost of preparing, because the skin has no commercial value.
For your orders, you can click on “add to cart” without fear: the ultimate purchase will take place successively, after our confirmation of its real availability (anyhow we exhort you to read the terms of sale).
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