A glimpse at the Namibian taxidermy

                    A stuffed leopard        (C)TonKoene/ExclusivepixMedia

Taxidermy is the art of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals for display. The Namibian taxidermy factory is said to stuff more than 6,000 animals a year for trophy hunters. The prices for each stuffed animals vary. Elephants are €38,000 (£27,000) to stuff, giraffes €8,500 (£6,000), leopards €1,800 (£1,300), rhinos €14,000 (£10,000). According to a guide, taxidermy is legal in Namibia and with enough money, you can shoot what you want!
Below are some of the works  from the workshop of Louw Mel and his 45 professional staff just outside the capital of Windhoek.
Warning: Graphic pictures

An elephant trunk is wrapped around a mold     (C)TonKoene/ExclusivepixMedia

                   A stuffed alligator                     (C)TonKoene/ExclusivepixMedia

           Workers at the workshop on duty         (C)TonKoene/ExclusivepixMedia

Working on the skin of a dead leopard    (C)TonKoene/ExclusivepixMedia

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   Workers removing the skin of a leopard   (C)TonKoene/ExclusivepixMedia

The hide of a lion turned into a rug         (C)TonKoene/ExclusivepixMedia

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Source: Daily Mail