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Animal Activists Aflutter Over Real-Piglet Piggy Bank

(Nov. 12) -- Hey, kids, how'd you like to have a piggy bank made from an actual pig? Well, now you can, courtesy of Vancouver, British Columbia, novelty retailer TheCheeky.com, which is offering authentic taxidermied piglet piggy banks for sale on its site. And if you start saving now you might be able to afford one by...

From Skulls to Straitjackets, This Is Your One-Stop Shop

(Nov. 2) -- Selling oddities is, well, an odd job. Just ask the folks at New York City's Obscura Antiques & Oddities, who have been acquiring and selling bizarre objects in Manhattan's East Village since 1991. "We deal in the odd and unusual, and we deal with the odd and unusual," co-owner Mike Zohn told AOL News. "A lot...

Beer Bottled in Dead Animals Creates a $770 Brouhaha

(July 23) -- You've heard of beers getting skunked, but what about squirreled? Believe it or not, a brewery in Fraserburgh, Scotland, is selling a new Belgian blonde ale, and one of the selling points is that each bottle is packaged inside the dead, taxidermied carcass of a squirrel, hare or stoat. Some are even wearing...

World's Strongest Beer Encased in Dead Animals

(July 23) -- The new "The End of History" ale might be the best or worst beer idea in history, depending on your tastes. First, the world doesn't need a beer that at 55 percent alcohol is stronger than vodka. It also doesn't need a beer that costs 500 British pounds ($770). Finally, and unequivocally, there's no need for a...

Two-Headed Calf Could Be a Cash Cow

(July 13) -- A two-headed calf born in Egypt this month isn't just a biological marvel; it could also be a cash cow. Farmer Sobhy el-Ganzoury said the delivery took two hours and plenty of pulling. Due to the calf's two heads -- each with its own set of eyes and a mouth -- the animal's legs aren't strong enough to hold it...

Background on taxidermy

Taxidermy (from the Greek for arrangement of skin) is the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals (especially vertebrates) for display (e.g.

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