![]() ![]() (You can now buy Sad Otter plush toys at the museum gift shop.) This, of course, was Sad Otter, who has since acquired a modicum of internet fame. My sister pointed out one animal in particular, an otter with an expression so wonky and forlorn it sent me into fits of uncontrollable giggles. ![]() ![]() We were slightly delirious with jet lag and the taxidermy room was a weird wonder, a tiered, starkly-white space filled with beasts from all corners of the world. While visiting my siblings in Melbourne when I still lived in Los Angeles, we took my son to the museum. I’ll never forget my first experience with the taxidermy room. Yes, of course, for the United States and all that, but also for something far less contentious: The “Wild” taxidermy exhibit at the Melbourne Museum. The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. ![]()
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