Question

The art of preparing and mounting animal skin in a natural form is called as

• A. Herbaria
• B. Culturing
• C. Taxidermy
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C Taxidermy

Taxidermy is the method in which the skin and the external parts are used to prepare the mount and stuff of the animal. The structure and shape of the animals are maintained so that it can be used as the specimen for studying the morphological features in the near future. It is also the form of preservation of the animal body.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.