Sam Leith Sam Leith

So you want to stuff a badger

Sam Leith has been taking lessons in taxidermy, and he hasn’t had so much fun in ages

issue 05 March 2005

Sam Leith has been taking lessons in taxidermy, and he hasn’t had so much fun in ages

‘Now I’m going to show you what a scalpel handle is for,’ says Mike Gadd. I pick up the one nearest me, and start trying to affix the blade that I’ve so far been using pinched between finger and thumb.

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