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Taxidermy is a skill that requires knowledge of anatomy, preservation techniques, and the ability to sculpt and paint. And nobody's born good at it. People must learn the craft the hard way—through trial and error. In fact, there's so much of the latter that it's enough to power a Facebook group with hundreds of thousands of members.
Called 'Bad Taxidermy,' it features everything from stuffed squirrels with human-like hands to deer with wonky eyes and crooked antlers. There's never a dull moment here. It offers a light-hearted and fun way to learn more about taxidermy, and the community is friendly and welcoming.
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#1
This Isn’t A Want, It’s A Need
David Paterson 2 years ago
When an adult called me a "kid", I always wanted to that adult a "goat".
Autistic Ladybug 2 years ago
Why is this bad? It looks hilarious! I love it, it's so well done even though i hate taxidermy.
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#2
Rescuers Down Under!
D. Pitbull 2 years ago (edited)
Okay - I'm starting to think that my vision of "bad taxidermy" is different than true afficionados... because... some of these are AWESOME - goat in a chair? THIS? Squirrel-Cowboy? This one, Chipmunk-Rodeo? I love these!
We managed to contact the administrators and moderators of 'Bad Taxidermy' and they were kind enough to tell us more about the group.
"We are five admins to 475k members within our community (as of 13/01/2023) where we proficiently conquer and divide a list of various tasks," one of the administrators, Vereance, explained to Bored Panda.
"It is not uncommon for each admin to spend 1-3 hours on their duties of moderation per week."
#3
Just Like I Used To Draw Them When I Was 4
Mickysixxx 2 years ago
I feel like this could be a sign for one of those little private museum places out in the middle of nowhere. Sign reads: "messed up taxidermy museum, well kinda it's really just my creepy a**e house stuffed full of weird s**t I have collected coz I'm a loon, this way------>"
ShaZam Beaubien 2 years ago
Is it supposed to look like that in the wild .. seriously, I'm asking
D. Pitbull 2 years ago
ohhh. it's like the Fox from the Little Prince (the new one on Netflix, stop-motion-like)... but... they put real fur on it... yeeah... it was meant to be cartoony - not this...
#4
Only In Vegas
Serial pacifist 2 years ago (edited)
It does, it helps Minnie pole dancer feed her children.
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Rebecca Broscombe-Adams 2 years ago
This artist sells on Etsy. I love her work, she has a great sense of humour. If we get back to the days of having disposable income again I'd love one of her pieces.
Mickysixxx 2 years ago
Probably not killed for this, usually it would be already dead from something else
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#5
"Are You In Unbearable Pain Cara Mia? Is It Inhuman? My Darling, Is It Torture? Let Us Dance The Mamushka As We Did While Nero Fiddled, Mon Chéri.”
During this time, Vereance and her four teammates (Abby, Claire, Jack, and Tiffany) manually approve or decline each post that is published within the group, and they do that by measuring it against the group's rules and Facebook's policies.
"We tend to all reported content (for example, spam bots and member conflict) and reply to individualized messages. Our team is a well-knit group of friends," she added.
#6
Portal
#7
Raphael
Ericthedead 2 years ago (edited)
A Frurtle ! Looks like a battle toad ,from the old video game ,in a shell.
#8
Another Novelty Mole Done
A_Cat_To_The_Past 2 years ago
Son... Could you get my other glasses please? Can't see as well as I used to
Anyone-for-tea? 2 years ago
I thought that said “otter glasses” at first! Maybe I’m the one that needs glasses!
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KyaKouture 2 years ago
Is there a way to make one look like Mr. Resetti? Bonus points if you can hook a speaker into it to make it scream at you.
#9
Found This In Bar In Cody, Wyoming Many Years Ago
WindySwede 2 years ago
They're learning from their friends! 150303_gma...x9_992.jpg 
Autistic Ladybug 2 years ago
I LOVE IT YESSSSS but the poor chicken... he died in peace hopefully?
"As a traditional form of art, specimens would be provided to taxidermists (often situated) in museums and the taxidermist would need to imagine how the animal would appear within the wild," Vereance highlighted.
"You can imagine how different the specimen would eventuate to appear. For instance, the Lion of Gripsholm Castle was commissioned for King Frederick I of Sweden in 1731, and the taxidermist worked on little information as to what a lion actually looked like. These days, 'Bad Taxidermy' originates from some hopeful artists whose skills are a Frankenstein in progress."
#10
Rackoon Roll-Band
Robert T 2 years ago
🎵🎶 Well, we were just another band out of Boston, On the road and tryin' to make ends meet, Playin' all the bars, sleepin' in our cars, And we practiced right on out in the street, No, we didn't have much money, We barely made enough to survive, But when we got up on stage and got ready to play, people came alive 🎶🎵
Savannah Alkilani 1 year ago
Hey, It's the Raccoons! [an indie rock band from victoria, British Columbia]
#11
Press The Mouse's Right Ear And Left Foot Simultaneously To Take A Screenshot
all 4 paws 2 years ago
nononononope im out guys bye too much screen time for today, tty tomorrow maybe
Joshuah Johnston 2 years ago
Damn it, my phone battery died, can I borrow your phone? (He's handed the phone) 🫣😲😳😱😱😱😱
#12
What Every School Counselor Looks Like
ADHD raptor 2 years ago
ok hunny, now what jeramy say toya again? mhmhm.... well i think that when he sayd "ya look like my mom" he wuz given you a complament... mhmhm. well run along then (i know how to spell its just for the ~persona~)
666Slay.Com 2 years ago
Is that what she looks like? Oh yes. 'Hmm, dearies, what a dilemma you have going on, hm..'
#13
This One Isn’t Even Bad, I’d Have This In My House
D. Pitbull 2 years ago
Not sure if it was filtered/shopped... but... the melding looks really good/smooth from here - these are quite good. I'm going to guess that there are taxidermists who do 'mythical taxidermy' - ie: making a gryphon or jackelope...any other mish-mash animal-myth?
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 2 years ago
Chimera, dragon, winged cat, that I’ve seen
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Mickysixxx 2 years ago
We have a type of Bower bird around here called a Catbird but this is taking it to the next level
Taxidermy in America today is an $800 million industry that employs more than 6,000 people, and this online community helps us appreciate them. "The group brings a morbid topic (death) together with humor and art, administrator Abby said. "Showcasing bad taxidermy really brings into perspective the talent of professional taxidermists.
"Bringing what is still an obscure topic to the mainstream creates a better understanding of the craft and perhaps even inspires artists to think outside the box of traditional taxidermy. At the end of the day, it's an art form just like anything else, except no matter how good or bad you are at it, you're a winner. Or maybe, regardless of whether you're exceptionally good, or exceptionally bad, you're still a winner," she said, adding that taxidermy is all about respecting life and reminding that sometimes art doesn't go according to plan.
#14
I Think This Was A Bushbaby, Either Way, He Seen Some S**t
Larissa Rautiola 2 years ago
Great starclan look at his feet!!!! it looks like an alien that can suck your internal organs out.!!
#15
Huehue
Katy McMouse 2 years ago
Found my glasses. Really wish I was still blind. What the actual fuuck is this supposed to be, other than a nightmare inducer?
Tara Trainor 2 years ago
All of these are incredibly disrespectful to these creatures. If you want to have fun why not do Aunt Erma like these nasty things?
Savannah Alkilani 1 year ago
sure. For all I know, "Aunt Erma" looks like a freaking blobfish. And THAT would be fun.
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#16
Well Hello There
You Should Do Nothing with the Fence 2 years ago
Plus, it looks like it's in some sort of display case?
#17
Baphomet Bunny
Jack, another member of the administrator and moderator team, agrees. "'Bad Taxidermy' seems to be a way to make people more accepting of [the craft itself], people that wouldn't usually want anything to do with it."
"It's difficult to argue the necessity for a dead deer's head on your wall, but when you've got a practical element like a rat pencil case, rabbit toaster, or remote-controlled cat drone, it's easier to understand their appeal."
#18
Anarchy Mother Clucker
Ericthedead 2 years ago (edited)
Huey Vicious died of an overdose , Dewey Holland sold out, and this is Louie Lydon aka Louie Rotten still punk rock as f**k.
#19
Breaking Bad Taxidermy Rats
#20
This A Scurry Burr
Larissa Rautiola 2 years ago
I can't believe the taxidermist messed up its ears!!! I mean come on it looks like a dog now!!
Ericthedead 2 years ago
That’s actually realistic. Check out some images of bears roaring. They have lips just like that.
666Slay.Com 2 years ago
Please do not pet the bear. He has been known for magically popping into life and murdering people.
#21
Soon, You Will Be Mine!
The practice of taxidermy began in Europe at the junction of the 16th and 17th centuries as a means of preserving specimens collected by world-traveling explorers.
Oftentimes, these specimens would become part of a rich collector's "cabinet of curiosities," providing a dash of wonder and mystery to viewers who knew nothing of the far reaches of the world.
#22
A Ribbiting Display
KyaKouture 2 years ago
Does anybody remember those children's books about the frog and toad? Man those were the days.
Stephanie Did It 2 years ago
Just visit any US/Mexico border town and go to a souvenir shop. These things are everywhere.
Nicole Weymann 2 years ago
For more content like this visit Split (Croatia): https://froggyland.net/ Unfortunately I only read about this gem of a museum when I was back home.
#23
Here’s The Bride
#24
Pink Weird Mouse
Ericthedead 2 years ago
What the mice in my shop look like when my brother and I are out there trying the new spore strain of shrooms that we just harvested.
Dragons luv catnip 2 years ago
I feel like it would be better without its weird... mouth..problems? 😅
#25
I’m Scared
Domi 2 years ago
Imagine that someone has this on the toilet wall and looks at you while doing business.
Before color photography and the growth in leisure travel, taxidermy specimens allowed scientists, naturalists, collectors, and other curious folks to study life-like 3D representations of animals they otherwise would have never seen.
Now, experts think that taxidermy is making a comeback largely due to the fact that people really want to get back in touch with the natural world.
"I think people have been insulated from animal specimens for so long, that when someone picks up a bone or skull, they are completely knocked out by it, by what an incredible, wonderful thing it is," Pat Morris, the author of A History of Taxidermy: Art, Science, and Bad Taste told The Smithsonian. "The same goes for a dead bird ... when it is physically in your hand, you want to preserve it ... it becomes special."
And communities like 'Bad Taxidermy' really help!
#26
Strong
#27
At The Museum Für Naturkunde In Berlin
Ericthedead 2 years ago (edited)
I think his mother may have drank and smoked a little crack while pregnant with him. Edit. Crackkitten
Mickysixxx 2 years ago
I do believe somebody forgot to separate the litter when this fella was made
#28
That Cat
D. Pitbull 2 years ago
Ohh.. perhaps it's... modeled after how those medieval artists drew cats...
Katy McMouse 2 years ago
Tee-hee. Mine, too, except the cat looks a bit friendlier.
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I would imagine them singing this lol: https://www.google.com/search?q=ambatuakam&rlz=1CAEVJI_enUS1107&oq=ambatuakam&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDM0MTZqMGoxqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:815b3992,vid:Ysbr4JzG6aQ,st:0
Mufasa Simba 2 years ago
Looks like they are all in shock after reacting to something shocking.
Zachary Greenhalgh 2 years ago
*breaths* YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHRGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ShaZam Beaubien 2 years ago
I'm sorry ... I snorted after seeing the top ... cat ... why is everyone on the wall sooo angry?
#29
Foxy Lady
#30
I Saw The Idea Online, So I Made My Own Croccoons
Snorky The Pig 2 years ago
This is the most disgusting, outrageous, hilarious s**t I have ever seen in my life 😂🤣🤣🤣
Sherilynne DeMaio 2 years ago
Lol, you must never go online again. Coloring books and crayons for you from here on in.
Nicole Weymann 2 years ago
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. And if this result looks anything like the inspiration I have no idea why you'd even try.
Katy McMouse 2 years ago
I'm not gonna lie - for the right amount of money, I'd totally take these for a spin.
Cat Chat 2 years ago
Close. Covered a pair of Crock shoes with the racoon skins.
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#31
Lets Boogie Woogie. Art By Toddities Animal Preservation
#32
Bad Taxidermy Squirrels I Just Finished
#33
Naughty Little Friday Night Mouse
#34
He Had Me At “Funny Hat”
Katy McMouse 2 years ago
I see a puffer fish sporting a bird's tail and a squid beak (if that's what you call a squid's mouth - I suppose Squidy Squid's in bed, right when I need her expert opinion the most).
Ericthedead 2 years ago (edited)
I don’t think it’s as fake as people think Puffer fish have beaks. It’s just more protruded from the fish drying out. Same with the tail it’s just looks like that cause it’s dried. but the hat and eyes arent natural. In the wild they wear ballcaps
Ches Yamada 2 years ago
It's not fake, lol. That's what they look like dried - I lived in a tourist area by the ocean most of my life and these were everywhere.
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Real Mounted Pirate Squirrel
Ericthedead 2 years ago (edited)
I think all that coke, whiskey , and Amber Heard is catching up to ole Johnny Depp.
#36
Basically What I Expect To Be As A Senior
#37
Look At This Distinguished Gentleman
#38
The Spirit Animal Of Someone Who Hasn’t Had Their Morning Coffee
666Slay.Com 2 years ago
brah. This thing looks like it was run over by a pickup truck, than it picked itself back up and went to go yell at the neighbors for being to 'loud'
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#39
God Save The Queen
Katy McMouse 2 years ago
Obviously didn't get to the chapter that explains how to deal with appendages.
#40
Now Look At This Bad Boy
Katy McMouse 2 years ago (edited)
Once again, I'm not gonna lie - I'd hang that, if the head wasn't so wonky.
ShaZam Beaubien 2 years ago
Hmmm ... well ... not sure if I would like to hang my keys on the hooves
#41
Unexpected Friend At An Airbnb. He Is Missing A Foot But Vigilantly Protecting A Plant
#42
"I’m Hoping To Do Some Good In The World"
Lynda Birch 2 years ago
I can't look at this list anymore - this is the one that will stay with me
ShaZam Beaubien 2 years ago
Doing ... good ... in the world ... ok ... I guess people can be angry when they are confused
#43
Found At A Flea Market In Denmark
ShaZam Beaubien 2 years ago
He's chonky ... I'm sure this wasn't difficult to kill. Poor thing was probably just sitting there.
Chonky Panda 2 years ago
What kind of animal is this?? 😂😂 A persian cat? A monkey?? An owl?? Also, the background makes it look like it has gigantic wings 😂😂
Robert T 2 years ago
It was a hare. A hairy hare called Harry. Last time I saw him, his was running round in a field in Ballerup with his mates.
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#44
Stunning
Katy McMouse 2 years ago
This would only be stunning if you were smacked upside the head with it.
#45
Found This Special Guy At A New Zealand Museum
#46
One Of These Days They Are Going To Summon A Demon Doing These Abominations
#47
Shes Gonna Tell You Your Destiny. Art By Toddities Animal Preservation
D. Pitbull 2 years ago
So. Fabulous - this is NOT 'bad' taxidermy - come on... I think there are some rules on "good" taxidermy I'm missing...
#48
Terry The Toad
#49
I Can’t With His Expression
#50
This Majestic Dude
#51
Mickey Mouse
ShaZam Beaubien 2 years ago
Worst Mickey Mouse ever. However, would be great to give to kid a Disney World.
#52
Punk Rock Gerbil Is Magnet
#53
Say Hello To Tony, As In Show Me The Way To Armadillo, He's Here To Join The Other Armadillo Lamps
#54
Look At Him! Look. At. Him. Absolutely Flabbergasted
Katy McMouse 2 years ago
That's what I looked like after I dropped a made from scratch cheesecake on the dining room floor.
#55
A Very Disgruntled Tiny Hogfather!
#56
Poor Mallard
Katy McMouse 2 years ago
I don't know what's worse - the eyes or the insinuation that Santa has a kink.
Skara Brae 2 years ago
Introducing Squack, an out-of-work middle manager in the next Ice Age movie.
#57
Oh Lord
#58
Hogfish, Andros Island Bahamas 2008
#60
So Obsessed With This Squirrel
#61
Assquatch Is Alive And Well In Who Dey Nation!
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DC 2 years ago
A lot of these just are ... hideous. The thought alone ... "I'll kill this perfectly vital animal, employ my next-to-nothing of craftery talent and whatever leftover stuff I find around the house to aimlessly make some ugly deco piece out of them - what a fully justified reason to end their lifes!" is beyond me on more than one level.
Annie Persson 2 years ago
The winner is missing from this list! The lion of Gripsholm castle in Sweden! https://www.kungligaslotten.se/artiklar-film-360/gripsholms-slott/2018-07-22-legenden-leo.html
Lɶwin Von Schatten 2 years ago
I love animals and do a lot of rescue. And I dislike waste, so when rescues fail and I'm not emotionally attached, I sometimes like to taxidermy them in whimsical ways, making little outfits and gadgets for them. Here's a baby packrat who was killed by a predator, taxidermied as Hratoetheus the Grey, whose staff is a devil's claw flower pod. Hratoetheu...558fb0.jpg 
Lɶwin Von Schatten 2 years ago
Here's another view. Once you get past the morbid aspect, I like using all parts of animals and plants that cannot live... and as I'm not going to eat dead rodents, why not stuff and keep them? IMG_0115-6...fd6f2d.jpg 
DC 2 years ago
A lot of these just are ... hideous. The thought alone ... "I'll kill this perfectly vital animal, employ my next-to-nothing of craftery talent and whatever leftover stuff I find around the house to aimlessly make some ugly deco piece out of them - what a fully justified reason to end their lifes!" is beyond me on more than one level.
Annie Persson 2 years ago
The winner is missing from this list! The lion of Gripsholm castle in Sweden! https://www.kungligaslotten.se/artiklar-film-360/gripsholms-slott/2018-07-22-legenden-leo.html
Lɶwin Von Schatten 2 years ago
I love animals and do a lot of rescue. And I dislike waste, so when rescues fail and I'm not emotionally attached, I sometimes like to taxidermy them in whimsical ways, making little outfits and gadgets for them. Here's a baby packrat who was killed by a predator, taxidermied as Hratoetheus the Grey, whose staff is a devil's claw flower pod. Hratoetheu...558fb0.jpg
Lɶwin Von Schatten 2 years ago
Here's another view. Once you get past the morbid aspect, I like using all parts of animals and plants that cannot live... and as I'm not going to eat dead rodents, why not stuff and keep them? IMG_0115-6...fd6f2d.jpg
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