TV Buzz As if you needed another reason to like Amanda Seyfried: she has a mini-horse, an owl named Beatrix, a chick named Linda, and some butterflies in her personal taxidermy collection. So Conan did what any gentleman would do: he gave her the show's stuffed raccoon wearing a jet pack. Amanda flipped out.
Culture Buzz Taxidermist Enrique Gomez De Molina from Miami, FL. has created these haunting hybrid-animal creations and now faces charges, potential jail time and up to $250,000 because of it. According to the report, he did not have the proper permits required to import specific rare animal parts like the slow loris or the Java kingfisher. What do you think-are these mythical creatures sick or art? Or maybe it's sick art. (via dailymail.co.uk)
Music Buzz Watch taxidermied animals come to life and sing. The song is cute, too. Good stuff.
Will the kids be blown away by Chuck Testa's amazing acting skills and lifelike taxidermy? Nope!
Who the hell needs Madison Avenue anyway? (via andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com)
Culture Buzz BrewDog brewery used four squirrels, seven weasels, and a rabbit to make the taxidermy bottles for this unique beer. At $770 per bottle, I think I'll pass. (via bitrebels.com)
Culture Buzz Not all jewelry is made of diamonds and pearls. So if your thing is taxidermy and human hair, you're in luck! There’s a fabulous assortment of disturbing jewelry on the internet just waiting for you.
Culture Buzz Furever is a documentary about pets—dead ones to be precise—and how some owners preserve them once they've passed. Amy Finkel, the director, already has 40 hours of recording on freeze drying alone. She's asking Kickstarter for financial backing to document other methods like pet ash tattooing, life gems made out of the pet's carbon remains, pet cloning, and pet mummification. What do you think? Does this documentary deserve a chance to be made?
Culture Buzz Because what better way to celebrate his birthday than with the dead carcasses of his creations? Buy your own Mulberry Street Unicorn at Dr. Seuss Art.
Culture Buzz A collection of men and women showing off their dead animals on eBay.
Culture Buzz There's a whole Facebook group dedicated to taxidermy fails. These totally belong in the Museum of Awkward History.
A guy in Australia turns goat carcasses into fully functioning bagpipes. I wonder if he does grandmas? Via.
This is a totally inappropriate use of a turtle. This is also why I hate decorative taxidermy. [Also, taxidermy warning. Seriously, don't click if you can't stomach taxidermy.]
Culture Buzz Lisa Black is an New Zealand artist who takes dead animals and makes them look like machines using old clock parts. This is kind of strange, but kind of cool, too.
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If you have $765 burning a hole in your pocket, and a penchant for drinking alcohol out of a taxidermied animal, the good folks at BrewDog have just the drink for you. Their latest creation, called The End of History, is a 110 proof beer that comes packaged in a variety of small stuffed animals.
For a mere $350 you can proudly (?) wear a taxidermied bird's head on your chest. And if you can avoid the jeers of PETA, this is one of those choices that will 100% put you on The Satorialist. No?
Hot for Fall: rodent taxidermy accessories. I think we just made it Fucked-Up Animal Post Day at BuzzFeed (as opposed to every other day? Right.)
Since I'm recently all about the creepy, why not continue my streak. Today's venture, Crappy Taxidermy, teaches you to properly bury your animals in your backyard and leave well enough alone.
http://thesquirrelshole.com/custom_squirrels.html
The perfect stocking-stuffer for the taxidermy enthusiast on your list: Mounted squirrels, in a variety of poses. Get yours custom-made. This is sort of the opposite end of the spectrum from the beloved Sugar Bush Squirrel.