Crap Taxidermy

Product Description

A humorous look at what happens when taxidermy goes terribly wrong, by the founder of the hit website crappytaxidermy.com.

A relaxed toad enjoying a smoke and a brew. A cat with eerily flexible front legs. A smiling lion with receding gums. Whether you choose to laugh or cringe at these spectacularly bad attempts at taxidermy, you won't be able to tear your eyes away from the curiosities inside. This volume brings together the very best of the worst (along with a DIY "Stuff Your Own Mouse" lesson by an Insect Preparator from the American Museum of Natural History), showcasing the most perverse yet imaginative anatomical reconstructions of the animal kingdom you'll ever see.

Top Reviews

HAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!
by Julie K (5 out of 5 stars)
January 3, 2017

If I could give this book 10 stars I would! I bought this book for my husband for his birthday, which is Dec. 20, and he proceeded to buy 5 more copies to give to his friends because he thought it was so hysterical! Definitely takes a dry sense of humor to enjoy this book, but it is worth the money! I wish I could include the video I took of my husband's reaction! He was laughing so hard he was crying!
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Well it's not what I thought it was but turned out kinda funny in the end.
by Sarah (5 out of 5 stars)
November 26, 2018

As a taxidermist myself i didn't quite know what to expect when downloading this book. Well not only was i surprised by what was in there but some of it made my day lol. If course some of those pictures i probably won't ever get out of my head though. But overall, if you are wanting a good laugh or you are just bored and not sure what you want to do. Give this book a try.
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Exactly right as far as book titles go.
by P.R. Greywich (4 out of 5 stars)
January 28, 2015

Bought this as a gift for somebody who has some real taxidermy-- the okay kind, not quite "crap."

Book was passed around the family gathering, quite a captivating set of images of for an audience used to clean deer heads and intact, normally-shaped birds in flight on their walls.

I'd love to have heard the stories behind some specific mounts in here... whether they were DIY attempts, bad chemical recipe reading, or something else, bad decision wise.

This is my only reason to deduct a star-- although I do acknowledge that in many cases this is not going to be available info.

It works very well as a coffee table book for a hunting camp, though... or a veterinarian's office, even.
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Entertaining
by Amazon Customer (4 out of 5 stars)
March 17, 2018

The pictures that fill most of the book often made me laugh.

There's a section with step by step instructions on performing taxidermy on a mouse. It would have been much better if the author had included a picture of her own project.

Overall it was an entertaining book and now I want to go buy a few feeder mice and some borax to try out the instructions at the end.
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Tons of hilarious photos - great value.
by Rhiannon Panthers,Top Contributor: Makeup (5 out of 5 stars)
June 25, 2016

This book is full of amazingly bad pictures. Everyone who sees it ends up laughing and scratching their heads in amazement. This is my go to coffee table book. I think it is well put together and a great value for the price. I still laugh when I go through it and I've had it for a couple of months. Everyone from my seven-year-old stepson to my 60-year-old mom thinks it's a trip. If bad taxidermy has ever made you laugh or has ever fascinated you, this is the end all be all book for you.
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An unusual gift
by D. B. 53 (5 out of 5 stars)
July 26, 2019

Bought this as a gift for someone who has everything and every book you could imagine. They didn't have this book! And they really thought it was really funny. Shows you the worst/unusual taxidermy done. Also shows you how to taxidermy your very own mouse at the end! (Just drawings, not actually a real mouse.) It's a hoot!
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Instructions for Making Your Own Included!
by Jaeloe (5 out of 5 stars)
January 19, 2016

I got this book for my daughter after she casually mentioned it "looked interesting." It is flat-out hysterical!! It was the hit of our family's Christmas party!! My brothers especially enjoyed the part at the back with instructions for making your own "crap taxidermy" small rodent. One of them has threatened to taxidermy his daughter's hamster if she fails to care for it properly. So far, so good!!
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This is a great, odd book that still remains appealing to most ...
by MyRealReview (5 out of 5 stars)
November 15, 2017

I just bought a second copy! This is a great, odd book that still remains appealing to most people. I like anything odd or morbid, and I think this book is hilarious. But, normal people will like it too. I just bought a second copy to give away at my work's secret santa.
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Way Too Much Fun!
by J. Dallas (5 out of 5 stars)
December 22, 2015

This book is so much fun. I saw it at a show I attended last year, started looking through it, and had to stop because I was laughing out loud so much people where starting to stare at me. After I bought it I brought it to a retreat of outdoor educators and what fun we had with it. Just leave it laying on the coffee table, have friends over, and just listen for the laughter as they start looking through the book.
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light fun
by JJSerge (4 out of 5 stars)
March 11, 2018

This book is smaller (size, not thickness) than I expected, but it's fun and has entertained many guests. It's obviously not a serious book by any means, just fun to have laying around.

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