Even at its best, taxidermy is a bit creepy. But just look what happens when the taxidermist gets a bit ‘creative’. A new book takes a look at the most atrocious examples, from a winged cat to a bushbaby with a doll’s face. Crap Taxidermy by Kat Su is published by Cassell (www.octopus.co.uk)

• Kat Su: ‘Taxidermists think I’m making fun of them. I am, I guess’

• The curious world of amateur taxidermist Walter Potter