Gallery: Eerie Yet Gorgeous Scenes Make Taxidermy Spring to Life

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    Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy The Pace Gallery
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    *Wapiti*, 1980
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    Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy Damiani and Matsumoto Editions
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    *Cro-Magnon*, 1994
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    Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy Damiani and Matsumoto Editions
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    *Ostrich–Wart Hog*, 1980
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    Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy The Pace Gallery
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    *Northern Spruce–Fir Forest*, 2012
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    Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy The Pace Gallery
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    *Alaskan Wolves*, 1994
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    Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy Damiani and Matsumoto Editions
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    *Permian Period*, 1992
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    Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy The Pace Gallery
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    *Birds of South Georgia*, 2012
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    Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy Damiani and Matsumoto Editions
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    *Gorilla*, 1994
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    Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy The Pace Gallery
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    *Piñon–Juniper Forest*, 2012
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    Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy The Pace Gallery
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    *Hyena–Jackal–Vulture*, 1976
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    Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy The Pace Gallery
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    *Birds of the Alps*, 2012
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    Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy The Pace Gallery
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    *Galapagos*, 1980
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    Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy Damiani and Matsumoto Editions
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    *Homo Ergaster*, 1997
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    Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy The Pace Gallery
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    *California Condor*, 1994
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    Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy Damiani and Matsumoto Editions
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    *Carboniferous Period*, 1992
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