A professional who prepares, stuffs, and mounts skins of birds or animals in lifelike form. Responsibilities include:

• Removes skin from dead body with special knives, scissors, and pliers, taking care to preserve hair and feathers in natural state.
• Rubs preservative solutions into skin.
• Forms body foundation by building up on wire foundation with papier mache and adhesive tape, to give natural attitude and show form and muscles of specimen.
• Covers foundation with skin, using specified adhesive or modeling clay.
• Affixes eyes, teeth, and claws; dresses feathers, and brushes fur to enhance lifelike appearance of specimen.
• May mount specimen in case with representations of natural surroundings.
• May make plaster cast of specimen to enhance physical details preparatory to making papier mache mold.
• May dress-out, preserve, or otherwise prepare animal carcasses preparatory to scientific or exhibition purposes.