The American Museum of Natural History's Michael Novacek discusses how taxidermy serves as both a record and memorial of the world's threatened and extinct species.
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VIDEOGRAPHER AND EDITOR: Kathryn Carlson
ADDITIONAL VIDEO: Hans Weise, Robert Clark, Getty Images, Library of Congress, American Museum of Natural History, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office

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