Prints of taxidermy X-rays are available for purchase here. Be careful with that site or you may be busy for a while. Bottom right is Baby Lilly, from an “X-Ray Your Toy” event held at the Conservation Centre, National Museums Liverpool, England, found here.
Tacky Raccoons 
Do they have less bones, or is it that the bones didn’t appear in the x-rays?
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Oh man. A Monday morning pop quiz? No one said anything about a Monday morning pop quiz. 😀
Looks like a combination in these x-rays – wire, skulls and feets.
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The only thing left of the animal is the skin, everything else is removed or it will rot. Then you make or buy a body to make the shape of the body that was removed. Use wire to hold it like you want it, a little stuffing here & there so it looks natural then in a few years throw it away cause it will never look like the animals they where.
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We had a taxidermy squirrel in the office, made by a former employee for a class. The squirrel moved around a lot, was in creepo nightmare condition.
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Very interesting, i thought those were the actual animals so was wondering where some of the bones are?
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In the soup pot?
I haven’t researched anything, but I’d guess that larger animals have sterilized skeletons with steel armatures. Everything else is upholstery.
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Wow, really nice work. So close to real. “On the link shared. “
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Almost a quarter horse.. Maybe 17¢.
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…really like the one that looks like Elmo’s uncle smoking a blunt.
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