Gallery: Taxidermy to the Dark Side: Animal Artisans Show Off Their Undead Creations

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    in Middlebury CT

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    David Meyer Taxidermy in Coxsackie NY 1/24/10

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    Northeast Taxidermy in Middletown CT 6/26/12

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    Frank Zitz, Rheinbeck, New York 6.26.12

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    Frank Zitz, Rheinbeck, New York 6.26.12

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    in Middlebury CT

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    David Meyer Taxidermy in Coxsackie NY 1/24/10

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