This story appears in the August 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. Not every feat of taxidermy qualifies as art. But as the art of taxidermy has endured and evolved, it has given form to ...

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 ...

A six-month-old baby was found covered in blood with bone exposed after being brutally attacked and bitten more than 50 times by rats. The infant, who was resting in a bassinet in his parents ...

A winged rat. Noisy pest. Filthy scavenger spraying poop on every sidewalk. It was, of course, a pigeon. To Campbell, it was one of the most beautiful creatures on Earth. She gingerly pulled out ...

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions and images of dogs hunting rats that could upset some readers. The sound of a rat screaming in the jaws of a terrier is the same sound that a ...

A Southern Indiana father was found guilty on three felony charges after his 6-month-old son “nearly died,” according to prosecutors, after suffering more than 50 untreated rat bites at the ...

Bird curator Hein Van Grouw reveals how taxidermy is still bringing nature to life, centuries after the first animals were preserved. On the first floor of the Museum's Hintze Hall, 38 pheasants rest ...

Rats and mice get a bad rap for being dirty and invading our homes, but Hollywood moviemakers have a deep affection for these furry critters. To help with your Year of the Rat viewing, we’ve put ...

The US does not include within its animal welfare laws and regulations the rats, mice and birds who are subjected to research and testing. The federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) was amended in 1970 to ...

There are around 100,000 rats kept as pets in the UK You dirty rat; I smell a rat; like a rat deserting a sinking ship. It's clear from the English language that rats don't have the best ...

Iaccino’s varied interests also include taxidermy. Because she works with a team that controls the rat population, she often ...

Join the team at Action Potential Lab for an afternoon of hands-on taxidermy instruction with ... and Sunday's class will be dealing with rats. Students may sign up for one or both classes.