HABITATS
 

WE OCCASIONALLY GET REquests for custom mounts centered around one or more animals for which a simple standard base will not work. I will now go through the basic steps on how to build an artificial tree using plywood, PVC pipe, hardware cloth, urethane foam, and mache. This method is relatively inexpensive and fairly simple. Actual hands-on time to build this particular tree is no more than 6 to 8 hours. The example used for this article involves two bobcats being harassed by a coyote.

Make sure of any size restrictions your customer may have regarding the size and space the mount will incorporate. Before any of my employees start a mount like this, we discuss the attitude of the animals that will be in the scene. We decided that the higher bobcat should look a little more curious about what was going on, and the lower one more distressed or angry. Since the upper bobcat was looking down, ...

...Continued in the Summer 2005 Issue of Breakthrough.

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