Hi, folks! I am still working on the manuscript for Vulture Culture 101; I had to take a bit of a break to wrap up my festival vending schedule for the summer, but now that things are quieting down some I have more writing time. As of this blog post the rough draft of the book is over 35,000 words and I still have plenty to say and share with my readers.
One of the things I’m including is a Vulture Culture-related glossary. While some of the terms are in regards to general natural history, others are more specific to Vulture-ish activities. Here’s what I have so far:
Brain tan
Cape (as in taxidermy)
Case skin (also barrel skin)
Class
Conservation
Dermestid beetle
Dry tan
Family
Genus
Kingdom
Maceration
Mandible
Maxilla
Natural history
Open skin (also abdominal cut)
Order
Phylum
Process
Species
Subspecies
Tanning
Taxidermy
Tetrapod
Vertebrate
Vulture Culture
Wet Specimen
Wet tan
What else do you think I should include? Should I put in really basic terms like “bone” or “pelt”? Comment with your suggestions, and thank you 🙂