said that taxidermy is art. As a specific example, she noted Egbarts' inclusion of snowy tracks leading up the pillar on which a pheasant rests. "I feel like we had to educate on the process of ...

Bird curator Hein Van Grouw reveals how taxidermy is still bringing nature to life, centuries after the first animals were preserved. On the first floor of the Museum's Hintze Hall, 38 pheasants rest ...