18 times taxidermy went very, very wrong

 By 
Brian Koerber
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Taxidermy is an art form, one that honors deceased animals and gives them new life. But sometimes, the art is bad -- and equally terrifying.

Although taxidermy takes skill, patience and a keen eye, every great taxidermist had to start somewhere. Either that, or there are an absurd amount of terrible stuffers out there.

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Thanks to the fine and weird folks at r/BadTaxidermy, we've collected some of the creepiest, weirdest and downright WTF taxidermy animals the Internet has to offer. Because we can all learn from others' mistakes.

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