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The art of preserving an animal's body by stuffing or mounting.
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Taxidermy: The art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals (especially vertebrates) with lifelike effect.
Scrimshaw: Scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory, typically practiced by sailors on whaling ships.
Oshibana: The Japanese art of using pressed flowers and other botanical materials to create an entire picture.
Plastination: A technique used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts by replacing water and fat with certain plastics, yielding specimens that can be touched and do not smell or decay.