Lions and Tigers and Bears...

Warning to sensitive animal lovers.  The following post contains pictures of Taxidermied animals.  Most were done years ago, before it became politically unpopular.  Viewer Beware....

So, after visiting Serge yesterday, I went to Deyrolle a natural sciences store that has been around since 1831.

The taxidermy and the displays are unbelievable.  This place, though not a museum officially, is like a natural history museum.  It has been designated a Living Heritage Company.  Although it is very much like a museum, everything has a price tag for anyone interested in purchasing any of the works.  While I was there, a guy came in to buy some kind of an insect.  He was on the phone the whole time to whomever I think the real buyer was.  He talking in English on the phone and French to the person in the store....so I don't know exactly what the deal was, but I did hear him say to the person on the phone...."yes, it over 200 years old.." He walked out with it in a precious looking box, so who knows how much he paid.

I tried to get some pix, but the way the light was made is difficult.  Here are some pix I took and some I pulled off google images.

Every one of these drawers and hundreds more all full of insects, butterfly, larva, every little living thing you can think of.  And I'm sure the people who work there can find anyone you can mention.

There're having a party.....

                                         Oh, my God........................Unbelievable.

So THAT is Deyrolle.........did you ever.....