Monday
23Feb2009

Watson's Taxidermy Services

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Image: A Ural owl sits on a tree branch, its eyes wide open. Caption: Watson's Taxidermy Services / Quality mounting since 1923 / From lizard through to kangaroo / We will stuff them all for you! / ''Watson's did my wife Millie. They put a little motor in her neck so her head rotates to follow me. It's like she's still alive!'' - Oscar Owling, satisfied customer

The animal shown is a Ural owl (Strix uralensis, formerly Syrnium uralense), presumably after the Ural, a region which is part of its range.

The image in the comic is based on the illustration on Plate 12 of the book Evropské ptactvo (1871) by Anton Fritsch (Antonin Fritsch, Antonín Frič, Antonína Friče, 1832–1913). (That book is available online at BioLib.de.)

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DateFeb 23, 2009
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