In Springfield, Missouri, USA one finds. if one looks for it, examples of taxidermy at its most cultivated. The News-Leader newspaper has put some photos on line. (HT Dan Gallo) BONUS: Taxidermy LEGO deer kit (HT Rudy Latrobe)
Tag: deer
Cartozoology
Dr. Eilert Sundt Secretary General, Norwegian Cartozoologic Society, writes [AIR 16:2]: cartozoology n. The science or practice of discovering and studying animals outlined paradigmatically by street layouts as they appear in maps, especially with reference to physical evidence of the animals’ presence in the corresponding terrain. cartozoologist n. [From French carte ‘map, card’ + modern […]
Lamentable deer-whistle findings
Investigator G.J. Reynolds alerts us to an alert about deficiencies of deer-collision avoidance devices: “Analysis and effectiveness of deer whistles for motor vehicles: frequencies, levels, and animal threshold responses,” Peter M. Scheifele [pictured here], David G. Browning and Lesa M. Collins-Scheifel, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America [ARLO], vol. 4, no. 13, July 2003. […]