The mysterious saturnine beauty of viewing taxidermy animals at the natural history museum has captivated me since I was a child. I have always loved museums, and there is nothing quite as subtly alluring as walking through the silent darkened catacombs of the Animal Kingdom wing of the Chicago Field Museum. The photo skills of Debbie Carlos encapsulate the macabre Victorian golden age of Darwinism, and the first nods of modern interest of natural world. Beautiful work.
When you can, you should visit the Museum of Natural History in Dublin. Some of the displays have dust on them that's probably from the 1800's, but it's fascinating to see how specimens were arranged back then.
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