Turtle Sugar Bowl The Contemporay Zoological Conservatory Toronto Morgan Mavis
After a mysterious email and a night rendezvous at the foot of the Conservatory steps, Morgan Mavis, Director, is proud to have the new addition of a ring-tailed pheasant and a delightful snapping turtle sugar bowl.
Deyrolle, Famous Parisian Taxidermy Shop
After a long needed European sojourn, Morgan Mavis returns from the continent with a wealth of wondrous creatures.
A visit to the Deyrolle taxidermy shop in Paris bestowed us with a stunning blue african butterfly and the Turkish markets of Berlin filled our trunks with the antlers of European dwarf deer and a marsupial: The head mount of a young Wallaby, the apple of the Conservatory’s eye.
Darwin exhibit
One of the best days in Berlin was spent exploring Berlin’s natural history museum and the Darwin exhibit. The museum had an extensive taxidermy collection and a comprehensive education department with exhibits demonstrating the step by step process of taxidermy, from skinning to completion. The day left us inspired and energized, ready to haggle at Mauerpark.We came away like bandits: A marsupial head and a free Cheese platter!
Victorian Kangaroo
Behind the scenes
Morgan Mavis acquiring the world one rat at a time.
Clay Benson of Smith Creek Antiques has generously donated a stunning case of ornithological specimens. CZC staff are ecstatic, photos will be available soon.
The arrival of the albino caribou has been the impetus for a new site design and new documentation of the collection.
Look for more images in the coming weeks.
Thunderhiest The Contemporary Zoological Conservatory
The Canadian group Thunderheist has shot the album cover and art for their highly anticipated album, to be released March, 2009.
A large timber wolf has joined the collection and we have hopes to acquire an artic wolf skin rug.
The CZC can be seen as the backdrop for the Toronto Star’s fashion editorial on hunting aesthetic, see the Thursday Living section.
The CZC came home from a fall antique show with a beautiful otter, a black squirrel, a green wing teal and a female common merganser.
Today is an exciting day for the conservatory. We welcome two new ducks to the collection, a male and female Longtail, over eighty years old.
We are also celebrating our article in Globe and Mail (PDF here), as well as the inaugural tour! D