I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Greg Pegg, Australia's only accredited Master Taxidermist. At his at his warehouse in Melbourne Greg and two other full time staff prepare hides by tanning, mount them and also create sculptures of animals like the one above.
For more about Greg and what he does, check out his website here:
http://www.southpacifictaxidermy.com/
Stay tuned for the article I wrote about Greg, and more photographs soon.