After Dark: Get A Feel For The Art of Taxidermy | SF

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If, as Erasmus said, “clothes make the man,” do feathers make the bird? Wool the sheep? What can a creature’s coverings communicate about its evolution?

Their bodies are bounded by our integumentary system—that is, the skin and what grows from it. Their uniquely human hair and nails are formed from keratin, the fibrous proteins shared by horns, hooves, scales, feathers, scutes, and claws, among other animal accessories. Tonight, investigate diverse and fascinating external adaptations with guests from a variety of species, and get to know the history and science behind some human grooming habits.

Get a feel for the art and science of taxidermy. Touch animal pelts, feathers, glass eyes, and other taxidermy materials, and talk shop with Alicia Goode while she plies her trade.

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