Yesterday I went to the Science Festival Taxidermy Lecture at the Wagner Free Institute in Philadelphia. Beth Beverly and Rachel Poliquin (see Feb. blog) were there talking about taxidermy; Rachel discussed her book, The Breathless Zoo and Beth demonstrated how to skin a chicken. I was really excited to go so I booked a train ride and from there I took the rail and walked. Coming home there was a one hour delay at the train station and for some reason, I almost lost my mind. I guess I was there early and it was getting late, so another hour of waiting didn't agree with me.
The Wagner Free Institute's museum has glass display cabinets that date back from the 1880s. Inside are minerals, rocks, shells, insects and more. Along the cabinets are skeletons and taxidermy from back in the day. I hate to say it, but some of the taxidermy are really old (which I love!) but the skins have holes in them, and the dusty eyes are protruding out a bit. I think they need some TLC. Above are some photos I took with my camera phone. My pictures don't do justice on how beautiful the place really is.
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A couple of days ago I went on an Ornithology behind the scenes tour at the American Museum of Natural History. We went to the basement where they stuffed the birds with corn meal or put them in jar filled with alcohol. We also went to the fifth floor where they housed an emperor penguin. It was super cool to see all the behind the scenes stuff! I also saw skeleton heads of a toucan, horn bill and shoe bill stork. I wish I could work here!
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