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Fifty-four-year-old Jiang Muli is a taxidermist at the Jilin Provincial Museum of Natural History. Influenced by his father, a researcher specializing in biological specimens, Jiang has been making animal specimens for 31 years. According to Jiang, a sketch has to be drawn before making a specimen, which requires thorough knowledge of the animal’s shape, body structure and habits.

Early in his career, Jiang often got hurt. His skin and muscle even festered when preservatives occasionally dropped into open wounds.

Jiang and his apprentices have made more than 100 animal specimens in recent years. Siberian tigers, golden monkeys, golden eagles and red-crowned cranes are some of the most popular and are extremely lifelike.

Wildlife is facing increasing threats from human expansion. Turning dead endangered animals into specimens for further study is considered a way to protect wildlife.

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