| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (47 min. 21 sec.) ; 286179664 bytes |
| Summary |
Enter the strange and obscure world of taxidermy - the art of stuffing animals. Popular in the Victorian era, in recent years taxidermy has become increasingly popular as a form of art. This documentary gets to the heart of this modern craze, meeting its practitioners, its collectors and its businesses, and illustrates the breadth of the people involved in the craft, and the variety of wild and often unhinged creations they produce.From modern artists creating remote controlled flying dead cats to businesses that sell, source and create to order, this film will take viewers to some unexpected places and let them see an array of jaw-dropping specimens.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Directed by award-winning director Matt Rudge. A Mentorn Media production |
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Broadcast 2014-10-29 at 21:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: PG |
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Stuffed animals (Toys)
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Stuffed animals (Toys) -- Collectors and collecting.
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Stuffed animals (Toys) -- Prices.
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Taxidermists.
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Taxidermy industry.
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United States.
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Europe.
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Streaming video
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Rudge, Matt, director
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