Elle Kaye, 31, has been practicing taxidermy for nearly a decade — she's based in the U.K. and specializes in birds. Today, she's mentoring the next generation of young taxidermists.

The extinct flightless pigeon has captured imaginations for over 400 years. Experts and artists are now revealing how much we have distorted what the dodo was really like.

Taxidermist Edward Harden's bird mounts are in high demand. Here's a step-by-step look at how he mounts a rooster pheasant.

Researchers at New Mexico Tech are taking taxidermy birds and adding technology to create a lifelike drone.

Researchers hope to expand what they learn from these taxidermy bird drones to improve fuel efficiency in aviation and possibly into assisting space exploration.

Researchers at New Mexico Tech are taking taxidermy birds and adding technology to create a lifelike drone.

Researchers at New Mexico Tech are taking taxidermy birds and adding technology to create a lifelike drone.