The Young Taxidermist Giving New Life to Dead Animals

What do you see when you imagine a taxidermist? You probably envision an older man or a scientist, but taxidermy is actually making a come back among young millennials who are interested in the DIY aspect of the craft.
Meet Mickey Alice Kwapis, a Chicago-based professional taxidermist who travels the world to teach her craft. More than 90 percent of her students are young professional women. Mickey is part of a growing young generation of women who are becoming increasingly more interested in taxidermy, and in this video she will walk us through the history and different purposes for preserving and mounting the skin of dead animals, and explain why it's so appealing again.
No animals were harmed during the making of this film!
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[@PurpleRageLP]

"I did a recreation of 'The Creation of Man' from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel with raccoons." I'm wheezing

[@trashbasket11]

I want to find him and be his friend lmao

[@TechnologyFML]

Why didn't we get to see it?!

[@sablethornton6510]

I wish we wouldve gotten to see it

[@Choppini]

I usually say: » Perks of being my friend: you'll be the normal one «.....but in this case....I won't. Love the Raccoon displays, great sense of humor

[@raytas9140]

ThePurpleRage I read this as I was watching it 🤣

[@hannord224]

the reporter seemed so terrified, bad idea to put someone uncomfortable with it in the reporter position.

[@fakenamefakesurname5005]

She just talks weird, it's hard to understand

[@danilee9052]

Honestly I agree. It was kinda off putting to see someone who should be unbiased and just there to bring light to a subject act like a random person who was forced to take a taxidermy class. Lol like hello? I thought the message was to stop passing judgment on something you don’t understand but ok

[@hannord224]

@@danilee9052 yeah, she should have never been there. she seems like the type of person who yells to win an argument instead of bringing up good points ngl.

[@anjellalo972]

@@danilee9052 that doesn't make sense, if she asks like you want her to that wouldn't make her unbiased, that would make her biased against not liking taxidermy. Either way there is a bias, in everything someone reports that has two views

[@Zoe-zu2rx]

@@fakenamefakesurname5005 Her accent is normal where I'm from (London)

[@LPSlove5regina]

the way she peeled thE rat like an ORANGE

[@firebirb6726]

This made me laugh out loud, thank you

[@imjakepaul4497]

tamagosalad mhm

[@DracoMalfoy-ic3wl]

Well...It’s her job and she used a knife do you use a knife to cut a orange?

[@huswsimonbla]

lmao this is the weirdest sentence I have read in a while but funny at the same.

[@kimdicillo8518]

LOL

[@RMDelete]

omg when she recounted her kittens dying in her hands while she was trying to save them it really hit me hard in the feels, I have been there before so it really hurt

[@cripfrombeaumonttx3469]

Im pretty sure she killed them

[@Kissheep]

@@cripfrombeaumonttx3469 ？whats wrong with u, i'm pretty sure taxidermists will not put their knifes on live animals. THEY DONT.

[@kpina9178]

@@cripfrombeaumonttx3469 And what's your proof, genius?

[@happyllama1160]

@@cripfrombeaumonttx3469 Bollocks, taxidermists are people too and most love animals and see taxidermy as a memorial to the animal’s life. You just don’t like the idea of it which is grand but don’t accuse people of abuse.

[@tartaglia.]

@@cripfrombeaumonttx3469 and…..we find the heartless bastard. May you rot in hell.

[@clare2540]

ah yes my favorite taxidermists: the jonas brothers lol

[@Ambelica]

Not the Jonas brothers you’re thinking of

[@linlinaae]

@Odaliz Orozco-Rueda tf-

[@ndhk]

i was expecting a girl who thought she was special and unique because she likes morbid things or something like that but you can tell she is very interested and professional about it!! this is amazing!! I hate the attitude or the british girl though

[@snapsterson2147]

BugsGate I know I hate those people who act like they are *cool and different* then when you point out their just the same as others they get really mad

[@rein0123]

Snapsterson i act like im diffrent,but not cool, as I have adhd,im double jointed and those shit makes me act like an idiot

[@fishforever4256]

Me too!! I was gonna say something about the British girl. She was extremely rude.

[@mckawook7933]

dunktales

[@nuggettzzaj323]

dunktales she was being a bitch

[@victoriaochoa1344]

She looks like a Tim Burton character, and I love it.

[@Sculpeyfan26]

Victoria Ochoa she basically looks like melanie martinez (kind of)

[@awkward_bean5076]

Enz Salvador yess thats what i thought when i saw the thumbnail!

[@betteloufiles1250]

Victoria Ochoa ME TOO!!!😂😂😂

[@dionisiog.velasco5957]

IKR!

[@SoSoMikaela]

She looks nothing like Johnny Depp.

[@selenarivera123]

Why do they keep giving this woman work ?she cant interview anyone to save her life i swear. she is waaaay to oppionaited

[@joanurb8015]

Yeah some interviewer really don't fit their work . Take a look at this interviewer

[@kapitbhaynyublue5852]

like fr hahahahaha

[@God-if9xx]

May sounds displeasing to people that are so senstive about animals but it is a *WORK OF ART.* It's DEAD. She's giving it new life and its adorable!

[@hollysmith2232]

I'm a big animal lover and I don't see anything wrong with taxidermy as long as there not running out and killing the animal just for this... I would like to learn this

[@God-if9xx]

@@hollysmith2232 Sweet!!

[@overdoseiinstereo]

@@hollysmith2232 same

[@gregkatkov5513]

Thank you 🙏

[@sevenbeauty6502]

But he killed most of his animals tho

[@kuichihavorra935]

She looks more like a tattoo artist

[@nates22many33]

Kuichi Havorra yeh I was thinking the same

[@sev9642]

Ikr

[@chocolatemilk9363]

Based off a stereotypical look...... goth

[@sadem1045]

So if you have sleeves you're a tattoo artist?

[@imjakepaul4497]

Kuichi Havorra true

[@peachi2449]

Girls with bangs like that are always crazy weird. (Source: Me, a girl with bangs like that)

[@MilfLvr420]

Peachi oh my god is that you in the profile picture?? You ROCK those bangs and you’re so damn pretty!!! I wish I could have bangs but it wouldn’t work with my face shape :(

[@SoSoMikaela]

I've been trying to figure out why I find it so attractive and this makes a lot of sense. I'm drawn to crazy weird girls.

[@beachboulevards894]

Attention whore much?

[@subwaybrat2342]

that rat shit had me screaming😂

[@mebluestar]

subway brat THAT WAS SO UNEXPECTED. WHY DIDNT SHE WEAR GLOVES

[@ashknoecklein]

Because it's very hard to do taxidermy well while wearing gloves...

[@Drugstorec0wgirl]

subway brat when?

[@jaytee5243]

Mary Frances Brazil in the beginning

[@alexmagus7917]

subway brat ikr ;-;

[@tabragalone]

The taxidermy girl is so sweet! I wanted to cry with her about those little kitties... same thing happened to me almost. She's doing good and beautiful work!

[@psychedforlife7176]

I cried like a baby.

[@elitaniav1865]

A similar thing happened to me, too. I used to have about 14 chickens. One of our hens laid eggs. When they hatched, one of the chicks was stuck to the shell, literally. We took car of it for about a week, and it ended up dying..

[@kuromilvr1013]

Geez man, people are just judging her by the title of her job/ hobby. They assume she killed them on purpose, when really she just wants to turn them into something and honor them instead of just getting rid of their bodies. She didn't want the kittens to die, she wants to honor them and do something for them, since they died at an early age, she was literally crying, since she watched them die in her hands; that certainly isn't "murdering kittens".

[@Shannonluvsuful]

The reporter is so judgmental and rude

[@BlaxicanBeautyTV333]

I know, she thinks shes funny

[@avagarcia-blacker796]

Shannon Ryan I agree

[@avagarcia-blacker796]

Shannon Ryan like you could atleast respect the art of it

[@t-rexgamer1018]

So much for unbiased

[@galacticgalaxy9663]

Shannon Ryan I mean they are literally killing animals just for show like who would do that?! That's nasty, really nasty

[@ortem000]

This gives me the willies, but I LOVE how she is just so tra-la-la about it. And her dress is super cute. She is like a taxidermy fairy. More power to her!

[@iRip555]

ortem000 Jesus are you 5

[@angelsweetmusic3631]

Taxidermy fairy! I love that 😂😂😂❤️

[@samgills5703]

who's the woman in your display picture?

[@hellxbaby]

The attitude of the presenter tho 😒

[@scarletpeoni9347]

Glitter Hell I started laughing as soon as I saw it was her because every vid she is ever in she does something kinda rebellious and there are always comments about her being rude, too loud or inappropriate lol Giving the mouse an afro lol Watch when she visits a tribe somewhere in Africa and is about women's rights covering gential mutilation and other extreme things.

[@thicctoe9795]

Scarlet Peoni is it the land of no men?

[@briannaisamermaidd]

i think she's funny, i like her ahaha

[@hanieackerman5389]

Glitter Hell yep..

[@blahblahchachaable]

Glitter Hell she comes out rude and damn looks so uninterested in the subject...like she is forced to do it

[@rebeccamuck5137]

I took a taxidermy course from her! It was a pleasure and very educational!

[@Chuloon]

Me too! I did a rabbit, what animal did you work on?

[@stillred]

Rebecca Muck where can i find some information about the workshop, do you have a link by any chance? :o

[@rebeccamuck5137]

I also did a rabbit! :D

[@rebeccamuck5137]

mickeyalicekwapis.com/ This is her website! She also travels and does classes around the country!

[@shawndarling5855]

Rebecca Muck I have a small sporting goods store. My store sells everything from hunting and fishing gear and we make hunting and fishing knives and fishing tackle. My brother just joined the team doing taxidermy. I have done off and on over the years. My youngest son is learning the all parts of the business. He learning fast.

[@hoot9925]

I honestly admire her confidence with her craft, scrolling through the comments and though I found positive ones a lot of people decided it's disgusting to stuff an animal that has already lived it's life and passed on. Taxidermy is beneficial to our education as well, when an animal is preserved scientist's are able to study its body and learn more. Future generations are also able to see what the past had too offer, These people breathe (not literally) life into the creatures, and give people a sense of what these animals were like alive. Sure some put clothes on them or other stuff but that's their view on their work, and how THEY want it. And honestly, we've had human corpses shown in museums and put on display. Their called mummies, another corpse put on display for our so called viewing pleasure. I'm proud of this young lady who found her calling and what she enjoys, she encourages her students to do this in a proper manner. They don't just kill an animal for this, she only takes animals that died of natural causes. Say what you want but I wanna grow up at least knowing that when an animal goes extinct I can go to a museum that has it displayed and see what it once looked like.

[@artalcoolique3341]

Not disagreeing but the internet does exist.

[@berry7939]

@@artalcoolique3341 In a hundred years, it probally won't.

[@artalcoolique3341]

@@berry7939 If it doesn't then it's safe to assume we won't even be able to learn about other life forms.

[@hhaihai7250]

Caffeinated Cat Mummies are different From weird humans peeling off the skin of a animal People in the past preserved mummies so that they can go back alive that’s they’re belief Museums display mummies because of it’s history not just for display

[@danilee9052]

Art Alcoolique the internet can’t preserve the physical specimen. It’s important to have the actual animal because like they said in the video there are so many things we don’t understand still. To have access to a preserved extinct animal could be extremely beneficial to something in the future.

[@Rockamolie]

She seems so intresting I would love to just sit talk to her and wacth her work.

[@lilyreen5382]

Stocking ?

[@Danny-jm1kd]

Lily Reen y-you mean stalking...?

[@twomoledmiddlefinger353]

She's my type

[@glowmilk7948]

the taxidermist seems like a very caring and interesting person, really dedicated to her craft! cool to see there's still people interested in these kinds of 'niche' professions (sorry for my english- not a native speaker!)

[@sugarkats21]

glow milk Your English is great, and I agree!

[@yuzu-ade]

glow milk you sound like one!!

[@nibhaj1438]

A va

[@kate_piratepiratekimber431]

I'm ok with taxidermy on an already dead animal but I don't think I'm ok with killing an animal so it can become a tacky welcome sign

[@ghostxlee5565]

Kate_Pirate Piratekimber They said no animals were hurt in the making of this or whatever, when hunters would come in and have their heads stuffed as a trophy lmao

[@xHarpyx]

You obviously didn't watch the video, just commented with your uneducated opinion.

[@thebrideoffrankenstein2415]

Agreed

[@CapitalLuke]

Kate_Pirate Piratekimber Most of these animals were already dead.

[@breadsticks6091]

the animal might have been killed by disease, starvation, or just something that happened to them in nature that they were killed in nature by no humans, then of course professionally iced, cleaned, and so on. But I can agree with you some people just kill animals for no reason else but for stuffing is unsettling

[@anagabrieltrevino5439]

GROSS???? DISGUSTING??????? WHAT???? your creations are *Adorable* and you are an artist!!

[@carry-2757]

Lol ikr

[@gaydummy2845]

It's honestly really cool.

[@papipelosi3984]

i love these. after id decorate the animals with flowers and fake eyes and stuff like that, or is that just me?

[@gaydummy2845]

@@papipelosi3984 yeah I don't know why but I would like make flower crowns or somewhat braid the fur of the long haired animals lol.

[@imjakepaul4497]

Anagabriel Trevino for sure

[@phoenixdavida8987]

This is literally giving me the physical creeps but I'm trying to force myself to watch it because I really respect her reasoning for doing it.

[@avocadofernandez5684]

This is a unique soul for sure. Oh, and the reporter was rude AF.

[@Tetsuo007]

Dude she pulled out the bears tounge. That's so fucking metal.

[@junejunejuniejune]

In taxidermy, the tongue/mouth bit is usually from a plastic cast if its an open mouth mount.

[@uhhhjulia]

i laughed at this more than i should have

[@sharlenephillips2225]

iiInfinite Cupcakes poor rat imagion if that was u

[@888yuni]

I swear all those taxidermist have ‘that’ fringe.

[@sev9642]

Kelly Wan micro bangs?

[@anaysayersyes]

As well as those super genius geeks that work with CSI

[@MyLovelyDeadFriends]

especially the men!

[@TheAZT3150]

Or morticians too. I noticed that as well.

[@rosevampire3755]

Note to self. Do not get that fringe. I will be an exception for you.

[@twixthemouse8277]

Y’all r gonna think I’m creepy af but I wanna see a stuffed human

[@eva-th6lo]

Ha ha

[@vlogalot6305]

.lol me too

[@eva-th6lo]

That s kinda weird tho

[@dumasiso4121]

Lol

[@MirandaDFE]

o h

[@juanmaruli4977]

I know I'm going to see stuff when I clicked on this video, but I genuinely wasn't ready for that opening scene

[@jaybird2242]

this video: exists PETA: *it's free real estate*

[@jaybird2242]

@@ghost8974 I was just making a joke lol. have a good day:)

[@greekgirl2294]

@@jaybird2242 hahahahaha1

[@mae_online]

Made a mistake watching this while eating breakfast.

[@ruderart8688]

pahoment same

[@leahinglis181]

same

[@ArcadianLovers]

same here

[@sellynrevania88]

pahoment i

[@junec420]

Oooooo that must suck

[@wtf2612]

Delivery man: your food is outside Me: *1:49

[@annabeththeextremeundertal2730]

Furred Vines- tattoo's over ya' stretch marks I just keep replaying it and it sounds so funny

[@lucidinterval8012]

Furred Vines- tattoo's over ya' stretch marks lmfao cute

[@carlyandleah3307]

Furred Vines I

[@lucidinterval8012]

Carly Hunter Me

[@annielee6975]

Screw you I lost it so hard on this one

[@snufkinboi7849]

This video made me tear up I love how she gives them a second chance instead of letting the animal be forgotten

[@EliasTaborda]

The result is cool but the process is gross.

[@mnicholls]

As long as she doesn't purposely kill them it's awesome

[@starstruckstables1088]

I'm a taxidermist!!!!! I stuff my self with food and MOSTLY on thanksgiving with all da turkey

[@eelfsss]

starstruck Stables 10 And I’m dead

[@ashlynmoore687]

Not trying to call you out but how can a child be a Taxidermist you sound no older than 13😂

[@ankthestar]

Happy thanks giving

[@harrisonburgeron]

Ashlyn Moore R/woosh

[@elisewoodworth7323]

@@ashlynmoore687 r/woooooosh

[@Chuloon]

I took one of her workshops a few years ago, very interesting experience - learned a lot! Highly recommend. Cool to see her getting more exposure.

[@jennbaby1309]

Sarah Wald so lucky 😭

[@godzillapie5089]

Sarah Wald i took one as well! So much fun@!

[@PrincessJuliet101]

Sarah Wald it concerns me that she's not licensed. I get they all learn from each other but shouldn't she have some sort of paper work that makes her qualified to teach classes? Not hating I swear just kinda curious.

[@cutiedoggy475]

JulieNicole24 I agree

[@mattlewis9725]

She doesnt need a goddamn license to show people how she stuffs animals...thats the dumbest thing ive ever heard in my life besides hillary running for president........thats like saying an asshole with a drivers license can do whatever he wants on the road because he has a license...licenses dont mean shit 50% of the time....its just a bullshit way for the govt. To collect extra money they dont need..

[@ErikaGuadalupe1993]

No gloves!? #ImShook

[@mischa2643]

Erikuh tell me you ain't never touched raw meat with your skin? She has access to soap. I don't see what the big deal is

[@ErikaGuadalupe1993]

of course we've all touched raw meat of any kind but we dont tear it away from the animal. so for me personally it is a big deal, because i'd never do anything like that, hence the #ImShook Now she does which is her personal choice and god bless her for it. have a beautiful day madeline :)

[@aliciavomitsunicorns1815]

Yeah the fact that she wasn't wearing gloves made me literally want to vomit like I don't understand how she could do that I don't even like to touch raw chicken without gloves😂😂 but props to her for being able to do it

[@dannielwest6205]

I didn't use gloves until I got West Nile from one of the birds I was working with

[@wtfcomments2585]

Then licks finger to turn page on book

[@morpho3079]

low key wanna be a taxidermist now. trying to figure out how to ask my mom if i can take a class..

[@ivenolifesogivemeyours1174]

I hate to be that person but what if there was taxidermist done on human 🤔😂 *_casually posing stuffed dead person in the living room_* "no human was harmed in the process because they're already dead" "we are thankful for the taxidermist 2019 for preserving this iconic individual because by 4039, not a single individual was born as iconic as this person was" "I've done taxidermy on dead people as a hobby" _smiles while skinning human corpse_ yeah, sorry... enough internet for today...

[@bea4272]

actually someone I know, her friend went to mexico and her group didn't see her for a few days. They saw her in some car with glasses on and she would not wave back. They called the cops and come to find out she was killed, stuffed with drugs, and put into a car like a normal human so the drugs could pass the border. I wish I was joking but I am not.

[@wickedside7715]

Lol love it!

[@Zia-ep3co]

Ash o-o... I feel traumatized hearing this

[@bea4272]

@@Zia-ep3co yeah I was the same way. I was just sittin eating my food and listening to my brother and his friends talk about some trips for summer and she came outta no where with that. So now none of them wanna go to mexico lol

[@sf3731]

Google "Körperwelten" or "Gunther von Hagen"

[@THEISAAC1593]

The girl taxidermist is so gorgeous

[@user-xn5bf6ew5u]

trying so hard not to change the vid. love taxidermist, hate British chick.

[@elenahaines3309]

Just to let you know that Britain is made up of 4 different countries, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. That young lady was English. :)

[@lunalovegoodxox6295]

elena haines but she is still British though 😕

[@elenahaines3309]

@@lunalovegoodxox6295 Yes I know, but it's like saying "I hate American, but really I only hate Texas " for example.

[@christopherargueta4639]

K - 1 stfu you racist

[@christopherargueta4639]

@@elenahaines3309 you so smart

[@samanthaodessa1187]

Honestly........I secretly want one.

[@bugzpudding]

i openly want one

[@hogwarter3096]

I have a few...

[@haileyrae3426]

Black mirror should do an episode on this but humans..

[@ghost8974]

Actually that kinda already exists. Looks up ‘body worlds’ and ‘plastification’

[@happyllama1160]

You don’t need a fictional tv show about it, people have been observed with corpse preservation for years! I recommend “Ask a Mortician”’s KZbin channel if you want to watch something about it. The real horror though are things like mummies being displayed in museums when they haven’t consented though that’s a personal thing with me.

[@peanutathome2]

Now I wanna try! But my mom would disown me if she walked in my room and saw a dead rat with no skin and me stuffing it with cotton.

[@musicalmayo1279]

same, that's why I've just resorted to collecting bones and naturally preserved specimens

[@raihansgaylover]

most mounts are not made with cotton lmao, but please do try. it's so much fun!!

[@johasnolife5121]

same

[@darlingmaam385]

I'm just amazed that she removed the skin from that mouse with such ease, I thought it was harder.

[@silverdirtdraws9828]

HappyPotato - i think if its fresh the skin is pretty pliable, its when it gets to a few days or weeks old that the skin gets tough *shrugs*

[@kit_the_inevitable]

Same!

[@kuroyuri04]

It's easy if you know the tricks~ 😂😂😂

[@kotori7251]

*P E N I S S H E A T H*

[@neonice]

I think there's nothing wrong with taxidermy when the animal died of a natural death but killing Beaver, Moose, Raccoons, Ducks etc. just to stuff them is horrible and egoistic.

[@fobija1378]

lunamøn Unless if they act as pest and are pest. They can overpopulate easy thats why there is hunting seasons. For some pest animals its open for ever.

[@SoSoMikaela]

Yeah, there are certainly legitimate reasons for hunting. Just to have a trophy isn't one of them in and of itself. But if you have other, good reasons and it doesn't violate the law and the animal suffers as little as possible...go for it. And I see nothing wrong with stuffing it as a trophy afterward because it is dead anyways. Not something I would do but I'm not going to prevent others from doing it in those cases.

[@kristarenee5860]

I wanna take one of her classes

[@jen1907]

Omg sane good thing I live in Chicago

[@hfritz2005]

I did think that it was disgusting but the legitimate emotion she showed at the end showed me a whole different side to it that I didn't realize even existed. Respect.

[@murdocsleftball3433]

This is very interesting! I really appreciate the fact that she doesn’t kill the animals just to do this, and I really like all of the thought put into it and the memories that every animal holds for these artists.

[@dimmu666rules]

Seems like a peaceful thing to do.

[@dimmu666rules]

Lilith Nox I have 4 kids 😅 My youngest son just had a heart transplant, my oldest is autistic, I have another 2 kids a wife and a career on my plate.

[@mh20162]

Cam Eron wow! You seem so occupied☺ wish you and your family the best!

[@dimmu666rules]

marigold Thank you 😄 I am quite busy.

[@ani77222]

ah yes. nothing more relaxing than pulling out a hamsters penis.

[@dimmu666rules]

Anika Ahlstrom wouldn't know that myself, but it sure is an interesting skill to create such lifelike taxidermy.

[@bbbb-cs4gf]

I don’t really get why people are annoyed by the interviewer like yes she may not be into it but a lot of people probably wouldn’t. She tried it, made a funny lil one, and said she would never do it again. That’s fine. At least she didn’t insult the whole career or anything. I liked her.

[@zhwee7589]

ugly salt shaker but still, she didn’t have to make that disgusted look on her face on camera (3:25)

[@cRaZyGiRlGoNeMaD]

@@zhwee7589 she was in the middle of skinning a dead animal, she isn't allowed to be disgusted? I don't think it was on purpose, i'm sure most people who don't do it on a regular basis would look like that

[@ohno-cz6jb]

i hated her

[@ohno-cz6jb]

lilac-w-i-n-e are you physically blind? Can you not tell that it looks exaggerated as fuck? She was being disrespectful and if she felt disgusted, like most people, she should give some respect and not mimic gagging motions to an extent.

[@misfitgrey7443]

they are annoyed because a professional doesnt add their personal emotions especially negative when documenting. it turns it into an opinion and no longer education.

[@mandy2917]

"And you wanna spread the legs out" Me: why does that sound so wrong?

[@pepperducks9019]

Mandy| "and the penis will pop out"

[@fleeksmith949]

This should be renamed *’The horrors of build a bear factory’*

[@anzila6334]

Fleek Smith holy shit that’s so genius 😂😂

[@kayleighgriva4817]

I'm screaming

[@WitteArtistry]

Wow. How interesting and eye opening.

[@brianc385]

she looks like melanie martinez's younger demented sister

[@mh20162]

BrianC lol but Melanie also seems a little coocoo but I love her

[@bernadettef1942]

Ahahhahahahaa i love this. I adore sweet demented girls. Lol

[@faith4disney]

That's what I thought.

[@mmo2087]

BrianC the taxidermist is totally the sane one.

[@pups8184]

BrianC truueeee!!! hahaha cozz of her hairr

[@cabbagelettuce3340]

The mixed lady with the Afro is gorgeous. But she did seem kind of stuck up/rude about the whole thing. That taxidermist seems like a really sweet lady. Good for her that she's following her dream! Always jealous of people who get to find their little niche.

[@carrielopez1728]

She should be wearing gloves.

[@carrielopez1728]

Xeoflip the thing is, you can feel through gloves if they are fit properly. I'm a nurse and I can feel a vein in someone's arm through properly fit gloves. I think her health should be priority. Dead creatures, especially rodents or animals not frozen right away carry very dangerous diseases.

[@kat_the_mouse]

actually, no. it makes the texture of the insides harder to grip, and she is more likely to cut herself wearing gloves than not.

[@carrielopez1728]

social - disaster again, her health should be priority.

[@PaynesInUranus]

"I'm a nurse" isn't "I'm a taxidermist". Also those mice are frozen right away. Her health is a priority and you shouldn't try to spread opinion as fact when you know little of what she does. Think of it as a steak, chicken, or pork, none of that is frozen right away and then handled. It's not like she's finding these animals dead out on the streets either.

[@carrielopez1728]

Joslyn Vosta I may not be a taxidermist but I've actually seen animal born illness manifest in a human being, have you? That person ended up going septic and had a 2 year recovery time. My comment is my opinion based on science and what I've seen. YOU chose to take it how you wanted. Just exactly how what you say IS NOT FACT. Do you know for a fact that every animal she has used was frozen immediately? Also, these animals, if frozen, are still not necessarily disease free. Look up bloodborn pathogen.

[@erin5984]

Im very against killing for taxidermy but if the animal died naturally, I think it's pretty cool. Just have respect for the animal. Not going to lie, the process makes me squeamy as fuck.

[@beautybaypro]

This comment section: 70% THAT REPORTER IS SOO RUDE 20% It’s not gross it’s ART 10% I wanna talk to her she’s so interesting

[@caramelqueengaming3601]

She's so cute.

[@MirageUchiha]

Clicked for the girl. Stayed for the squirrel.

[@Jennyran99]

Wow

[@smaragdine6520]

OH MICKEY YOU’RE SO FINE YOU’RE SO FINE YOU BLOW MY MIND HEY MICKEY HEY MICKEY

[@nicoleisabelvillenabustill5770]

Still not gettin it :c

[@lupeamour6114]

@@nicoleisabelvillenabustill5770 its a song

[@gloriousg]

MISSYYYYYYY

[@maddi_mu]

I don't think I would ever have the guts to do that! (Pun wasn't intended)

[@miyaday2565]

Person: wow, thats really realistic!! Her: i know! Person: what did you use? Her: i used the fur of an animal. Person: *_oh_*

[@cintiagilibert8989]

Never thought i would consider taking a taxidermy class, but now i would like to. Thank you Broadly :)

[@underwhelmingboy6315]

I loved this video. It was so interesting and educational. It ruined everything I thought about taxidermy and I see it so much differently now.

[@RealElvish]

Very sweet video, and an interesting perspective.

[@isabellabornberg2153]

RealElvish +

[@miami309]

RealElvish hello katya :o

[@arcadioflores8982]

i do freez drying taxidermy

[@RealElvish]

Привет!

[@mollykelday]

Yay, we both have Katya profile pictures.

[@beverlyjohnson194]

Finding your passion is a powerful feeling. Great job finding it early.

[@facelesskiwi268]

This interviewer is always super rude. 🙄

[@sunneebee1969]

Anyone think of the short story "The landlady" or something like that when watching this?

[@ravenclaw.glader9954]

OMG YES

[@ravenclaw.glader9954]

theres a film adaptation?

[@gyldenhunig5591]

AHAHAH memories

[@chibiy1913]

Wow Spooky omg........seventh garde, 20014, mrs.huffer......we read outloud.....i was the landlady.......THE MEMORIES

[@sxreamingvoids]

Yes omg

[@AleMaia]

She basically gives “dignity” to those death bodies. I would love to learn! It must be very interesting. I have some butterflies and a deer skull in my room and I would love to own some of those works.

[@krisztinadobo1367]

Post Production Manager: Michael Skinner. Mmmkay :D

[@sponsoredbylildurk]

When she said the jonas brothers i imagined nick Jonas skinning a deer

[@incensedleaves2548]

Honestly, this was so eye-opening and it turned fascinating very quickly. Thank you to all who work for Broadly to show us stories like these.

[@monarchmadzz]

She reminds me of the lady from Paddington

[@elliewilcox8086]

Dollhousemadie 😂😂 but this lady is a little less creepy

[@zoielemons2295]

Dollhousemadie yeah but the nicer version lol

[@riverdeep399]

Interesting. Morbidly beautiful. She has a lovely heart.

[@MeghanNavoy]

tough to watch at some parts but really interesting! knew nothing about the taxidermy industry and it's cool that she's making it her own.

[@kithraholmes6088]

I'm not sure how I got from searching the Met Gala to this but I'm okay with it

[@iinarwhalii633]

I don’t get why people hate taxidermy so much but they will go to a museum to look at animals that are stuffed.

[@evaespinosatohme9069]

with all respect : hell no

[@CapitalLuke]

Eva AET Ok understandable have a nice fucking day

[@zarathompson579]

I don't mind it so much, since she is giving the animal a second life. I also don't mind hunting as the animal has a good life. I am vegan but that is because of the way animals are treated in factory farms, not the fact they die.

[@jellyfish2219]

So you support hunting for sport? As in, they have no good reason to hunt the animal, and they do it just for fun. Plus, the animal a person killed was most likely having a good life up until some person killed them. The animal that they killed could’ve had babies, and now the babies have to fend for themselves. You really have to think about all the possible situations.

[@Imawatches]

Same :)

[@Sixty_Five_Pronghorn]

mia that’s why hunting seasons exist to protect the young. Hunters don’t shoot deer in the spring, because that’s when they’re having babies. We hunt them in the fall because that’s when the fawns are old enough to fend for themselves and the rut is in full swing.

[@izzysmomtattoos8274]

Taxidermy is it's own kind of art

[@elijahfang4005]

Okay but the taxidermy teachers really pretty 😭😍💘💖

[@Sibling-Hood]

I'm a 16-year old female taxidermist (I'm a beginner, currently working on my second project). It's a pretty awesome hobby!

[@natn7592]

I'm so curious about one thing , are the dead animals' eyes real ? Or are they just beads or some shit

[@urwow9]

Nat n they're usually glass eyes! real eyes turn bad and get squishy and just go bad so they take those out and put glass eyes in!

[@natn7592]

Shadowfury KatrinaFTW thankyou for explaining (:

[@laniedewitte9199]

Nope they’re glass 😆

[@jackillest549]

i don't care what people say, shes cute and passionate!

[@lamotrigine200mg7]

this is my dream job ughhhh idk how to get into taxidermy though

[@xHarpyx]

Same here! It's definitely a niche field that you most likely have to home school yourself. I would rather work with articulating bones though... I don't know if I can overcome the smell...

[@kauri1615]

I like how in the beginning it just says “ No animals were harmed in the making of this video”

[@CK-ok2sq]

The last part on kittens really hit home for me. I lost a pregnant rabbit and fed one surviving baby for 4 days only to lose that also.

[@lanc6972]

I am littearaly eating, I thought of something cute but not this...

[@therabbithat]

Brain Scoop has spoiled me.. there is some BAD taxidermy in this show (not saying whose)

[@miraigami704]

therabbithat same!

[@MiszzMiszz]

im tolerant and not religious but in this case i have a feeling that you should let corpses decay to the ground. on the one hand they are pretty respectful to them but on the other... is treating a body (dead or alive) as an object respectful? its like interfering circle of life or something...

[@cj597]

MiszzMiszz if you watched the video, you’d also note, it’s for science and preserving history too. Like he said, a taxidermist in the late 1800s preserved a bird which thirty years later, went extinct, but thanks to him, we could see this bird and study it, even though it was long gone.

[@aliyahrenteria6842]

I agree with both but even though they're giving a type of proof these animals lived I think it's pretty messed they decorate them with clothes and accessories.

[@SoSoMikaela]

But taxidermy only takes the skin and fur. The rest of the corpse can still decay naturally or be burned or whatever. I mean, yes, your skin is a part of your body but your body isn't your skin.

[@alondraquien9395]

I agree with you if anyone dies don’t fucking go near them just let them peacefully decay on the sidewalk while you’re walking to the park

[@evangelinanika7556]

Stuff grandma, continue to collect pension

[@sbstnpofadder]

Lmao . good one.

[@alyssahansen1400]

I am pleasantly surprised at all of these positive comments.

[@hhaihai7250]

Alyssa Hansen ime not

[@Hyena_Heckler]

HOLY WOW!! I understand that you should only use animals that have died naturally! That is amazing though!! Beautiful work!!

[@cowboyrandy9014]

When I was younger I was scared of this but now that I know more about them I think it's really cool

[@jennbaby1309]

i like her and how passionate she seems about her work..

[@DracoMalfoy-ic3wl]

Her hair is pretty not to mention her style so cute tbh I’m okay with what she does she isn’t hurting the animals because there already dead

[@urmom715]

is nobody gonna talk about her bangs...

[@themushroomchild8910]

ur mom some people have big ass foreheads! We gotta find ways to cope😂