University of Virginia Press Afterlives Of Animals

This collection of essays - from a broad array of contributors, including anthropologists, curators, fine artists, geographers, historians, and journalists - comprises short ""biographies"" of a number of famous taxidermized animals. Each essay traces the life, death, and museum afterlife of a specific creature, illuminating the overlooked role of the dead beast in the modern human-animal encounter through practices as disparate as hunting and zookeeping.