This is the only active taxidermist in Rome and this tiny shop holds delightful specimens such as a giant African Pangolin hide and taxidermied birds that appear to have no duplication. A rare specimen of malleus albus (https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Malleus_albus) - a marine worm witg a shell.
The proprietor - a third generation taxidermist who speaks French.
Many precious specimens that are not for sale, some that cannot be sold to those seeking to take them out of the EU b/c of modern trade restrictions, but delightful to view here.
Insect specimens - tarantula, a gorgeous blue morpho butterfly, a rhinoceros beetle.
This place is for the cognoscenti in your house. In my house, that happens to be my 11 year old. read more