Natural History: A Cased Re-creation of a Dodo (†Raphus cucullatus), circa 2013, by World Renowned Taxidermist, Carl Church, Pickering, Nth Yks, a fantastic reproduction of the extinct Dodo, a full mount adult stood with head turning to the left in startled pose with beak agape, protecting her egg below within a shallow nest site, mounted upon sand and pebble covered groundwork, enclosed within a large oak framed five-glass display case supported upon a bespoke oak cabinet base, 86cm by 56cm by 184cm overall, upper cabinet 86cm by 56cm by 90cm, bearing taxidermist's circular ivorine plaque to base lower front left, a rare opportunity to purchase one of these fabulous creations, only five such examples have ever been created by Carl Church.

Foreward by Carl Church - "I began my first recreation dodo out of curiosity in2006 and was fortunate enough to be able to take measurements from a real dodo skeleton. Working at life size, taking references from books, paintings and other dodos, I began sculpting with modelling wax. When I decided to re-create rather than merely sculpt a dodo, I focused on individual body parts, covering the model with turkey skins and beginning the feathering process from my knowledge of bird anatomy. The dodo gradually took shape, becoming a feathered, life-sized bird.