EditorialDale Thomas, left, poses with a taxidermy monkey while Mika Thomas takes his photo at a booth during the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Indianapolis, April 14, 2023. (Kaiti Sullivan/The New York Times)
EditorialDale Thomas, left, poses with a taxidermy monkey while Mika Thomas takes his photo at a booth during the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Indianapolis, April 14, 2023. (Kaiti Sullivan/The New York Times)
EditorialDale Thomas, left, poses with a taxidermy monkey while Mika Thomas takes his photo at a booth during the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Indianapolis, April 14, 2023. (Kaiti Sullivan/The New York Times)
EditorialCharles Waterton (1782-1865). English pioneering naturalist and traveller. He invented a new method of taxidermy. Portrait by Charles Wilson Peale (1741-1827). Oil on canvas (61,3 x 51,4 cm), 1824. National Portrait Gallery. London, England, United Kin...