Noah’s depot

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Noah's Ark museum in Vicques. swissinfo.ch

The Valais black neck goat, pictured herewith its kid, was one of the exhibits to win an award at the 2010 taxidermy competition. swissinfo.ch

The taxidermist at work swissinfo.ch

Acupuncture for a young bird swissinfo.ch

Schneiter studies animals' expressions in order to reproduce them and make scenes such as this one come to life. swissinfo.ch

Screwed up swissinfo.ch

The model in expansive foam will be covered by the skin. swissinfo.ch

La Fontaine's characters the wolf and the lamb come face to face. swissinfo.ch

Christian Schneiter puts the final touch to a parakeet. swissinfo.ch

Schneiter has a big collection of psittacines. swissinfo.ch

Catch me if you can! swissinfo.ch

Real teddy bears swissinfo.ch

Cat-fighting swissinfo.ch

A reindeer and musk ox swissinfo.ch

A watchdog looks at the Manimal collection. swissinfo.ch

A Ross's gull swissinfo.ch

It's stuffy in here! swissinfo.ch

Peter Rabbit in the after-life swissinfo.ch

The dodo was recreated with feathers from similar birds. swissinfo.ch

A crane swissinfo.ch

Icy welcome: polar bears with seals swissinfo.ch

Ever wondered what a flying hedgehog looked like? swissinfo.ch

A wild waiting-room swissinfo.ch

Writer of Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowling considers the Snowy Owl to be the most beautiful of all owls. swissinfo.ch

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swissinfo.ch goes behind the scenes of taxidermist Christian Schneiter's museum.

Exotic, literary and fantasy themes all have a part in his weird and wonderful creation..
(Pictures: Rolf Amiet/swissinfo.ch)