Not quite taxidermy... but still ... Daniel Firman 's elephant Würsa stand still and upside down on her trunk. The pachyderm could only manage this delicate exercise at a distance of 18,000 km from the earth.

Why not check out the gallery, and see the best, worse, and craziest pieces of taxidermy.
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One of Hermann Ploucquet's creations which received international acclaim at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. Read more about Ploucquet here: http://www.ravishingbeasts.com/hermann-ploucquet/