Great stuff! Book showcases VERY creative taxidermy – including a mouse taking a bubble bath and a magpie dressed as a nun
- Picture book Taxidermy Goes Wild! showcases bizarre anthropomorphic wildlife
- Scenes include two gophers falling in love and baby rabbits studying at school
- Features the bust of a squirrel dressed as a cowboy and a magpie dressed as nun
A new picture book showcases bizarre taxidermy scenes, from two gophers falling in love to a magpie dressed as a nun.
Taxidermy Goes Wild! by Rob Colson reveals the wonderfully weird anthropomorphic wildlife on display and for sale all around the world.
From mice drinking wine in a bar, a moth playing the cello, and a mouse taking a bubble bath, the images will leave you both amused and confused.
The book, which is available to purchase now, features scenes of a racoon eating peanut butter and a squirrel dressed as a cowboy.
Here, FEMAIL reveals some of the wonderfully weird taxidermy which is available around the globe.
Squeaky clean! This image depicts a mouse taking a bubble bath in a bathroom complete with a rubber duck and a loofa
![That's nuts! This piece, named the Original Cowboy Squirrel, shows the rodent wearing a hat and a bandana while smoking a cigarette and playing cards](https://i2.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/24/11/34478298-8847327-That_s_nuts_This_piece_named_the_Original_Cowboy_Squirrel_shows_-a-9_1603534070012.jpg?resize=634%2C476&ssl=1)
That’s nuts! This piece, named the Original Cowboy Squirrel, shows the rodent wearing a hat and a bandana while smoking a cigarette and playing cards
![Caught red handed! This life-size Raccoon taxidermy mount, which has already been sold, is posed in a sitting position and helping itself to a jar of peanut butter](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/16/16/34478294-8847327-image-a-119_1602861949742.jpg?resize=634%2C423&ssl=1)
Caught red handed! This life-size Raccoon taxidermy mount, which has already been sold, is posed in a sitting position and helping itself to a jar of peanut butter
![Team work! This scene on sale in Peru shows two anthropomorphic rodents, one of which is wearing a wooly hat, playing a harp together](https://i2.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/24/11/34478292-8847327-Team_work_This_scene_on_sale_in_Peru_shows_two_anthropomorphic_r-a-11_1603534070327.jpg?resize=634%2C476&ssl=1)
Team work! This scene on sale in Peru shows two anthropomorphic rodents, one of which is wearing a wooly hat, playing a harp together
![True love! This scene, from the Gopher Hole Museum in Torrington, Alberta features stuffed Gophers and is meant to represent towns people from the local area](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/24/11/34478304-8847327-True_love_This_scene_from_the_Gopher_Hole_Museum_in_Torrington_A-a-12_1603534070479.jpg?resize=634%2C423&ssl=1)
True love! This scene, from the Gopher Hole Museum in Torrington, Alberta features stuffed Gophers and is meant to represent towns people from the local area
![Oh Christ! This piece, from Livics Taxidermy in Glasgow shows a stuffed magpie dressed in a nun's habit](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/24/11/34478286-8847327-Oh_Christ_This_piece_from_Livics_Taxidermy_in_Glasgow_shows_a_st-a-8_1603534069956.jpg?resize=634%2C481&ssl=1)
Oh Christ! This piece, from Livics Taxidermy in Glasgow shows a stuffed magpie dressed in a nun’s habit
![Hopping mad! This 19th century original from Victorian taxidermist Walter Potter shows baby rabbits learning maths in a classroom](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/24/11/34478302-8847327-Hopping_mad_This_19th_century_original_from_Victorian_taxidermis-a-14_1603534075942.jpg?resize=634%2C423&ssl=1)
Hopping mad! This 19th century original from Victorian taxidermist Walter Potter shows baby rabbits learning maths in a classroom
![Caught in the act! This taxidermy piece shows a drunk looking anthropomorphic fox holding an empty martini glass](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/24/11/34478290-8847327-Caught_in_the_act_This_taxidermy_piece_shows_a_drunk_looking_ant-a-16_1603534076069.jpg?resize=634%2C425&ssl=1)
Caught in the act! This taxidermy piece shows a drunk looking anthropomorphic fox holding an empty martini glass
![Working hard! This scene depicts a farrier chipmunk working on forging a horse shoe](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/24/11/34478306-8847327-Working_hard_This_scene_depicts_a_farrier_chipmunk_working_on_fo-a-15_1603534076034.jpg?resize=634%2C423&ssl=1)
Working hard! This scene depicts a farrier chipmunk working on forging a horse shoe
![Musical Moth! This piece shows the insect busking for cash by playing the cello in the middle of the street](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/24/11/34478300-8847327-Musical_Moth_This_piece_shows_the_insect_busking_for_cash_by_pla-a-10_1603534070206.jpg?resize=634%2C1012&ssl=1)
Musical Moth! This piece shows the insect busking for cash by playing the cello in the middle of the street
![A hard week! This taxidermy scene shows three mice socialising in a bar while drinking several bottles of wine](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/10/24/11/34478284-8847327-A_hard_week_This_taxidermy_scene_shows_three_mice_socialising_in-a-13_1603534075874.jpg?resize=634%2C476&ssl=1)
A hard week! This taxidermy scene shows three mice socialising in a bar while drinking several bottles of wine
Taxidermy Goes Wild!: The funkiest, freakiest (and outright creepiest) beastly scenes by Rob Colson, £9.99, is published by Cassell, www.octopusbooks.co.uk