As if extinction were impossible ... only against other re-creations but also against the world’s best real-animal taxidermy. She won the top prize in the re-creations category.

The resulting animal is genetically similar to the extinct one. Scientists have already ... DNA from the bone marrow of a skeleton or from a taxidermy specimen and then injecting it into a zebra ...

taxidermy museum exhibits, and fossilized skeletons, with the ultimate goal of restoring the fauna to their natural habitat. Advocates say resurrecting extinct animals is attracting new investors ...

This story appears in the October 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Taxidermy isn’t for the faint of heart. Widely considered an art form, the process of mounting animal skins can ...

Careful management is needed to secure their future and to prevent extinction ... Whilst giraffe taxidermy is comparatively common in many museums, mounted skeletons of these animals are not. 'It ...