Embalmed animals and Birds in Lahore Zoo
Embalmed animals and embalmed birds at Lahore zoo. Several valuable and rare animals that passed away at the Lahore Zoo have been preserved through taxidermy to become part of the zoo’s museum exhibition. Over the past few months, the zoo lost several rare animals, including a giraffe, a cheetah, and a kangaroo-like wallaby. To keep them as a permanent educational resource, their remains are being taxidermied for display in the zoo’s museum, situated inside the snake house building where previously preserved specimens are also housed.
The report reveals an interesting commercial aspect to these animals: the deceased giraffe and wallaby were not actually the property of the Lahore Zoo. Instead, they belonged to a private contractor who originally supplied them. While a replacement animal has already been supplied for the kangaroo/wallaby, a suitable replacement for the giraffe has not yet been found. In addition to these large mammals, more than a dozen birds are also undergoing taxidermy, including falcons, peacocks, and macaws.
According to the expert taxidermist, Jahangir, the preservation process is highly intricate and takes several weeks to complete. In the initial phase, the inner skin of the animals and birds is carefully treated and preserved. Following this, the skins are stuffed with straw and shaped through various specialized techniques to restore the animals to their natural, lifelike forms.
To complete the realistic appearance, artificial glass beads are used to replace the eyes, steel wires are inserted into the legs, and small support rods are fitted. Throughout this delicate process, specific chemicals are applied to ensure that the skin and feathers of the specimens are fully protected from decay over time.
لاہور چڑیا گھر میں زندہ جانوروں کے ساتھ حنوط شدہ جانور اور حنوط شدہ پرندے بھی موجود
حنوط شدہ پرندہ کساوری پھر چڑیا گھر کی رونق بن گیا
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