Taxidermy in Washington, D.C.

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.