This museum doesn’t do extinction

This is definitely one of the most weird museums I’ve ever visited, but maybe I just have not been exposed to much weirdness in my life.
I walked through the Zoological Museum of Saint Petersburg with a mixture of fascination and disgust. The museum contains one of the biggest collections of – to put it straight – stuffed animals. Imagine rows and rows of brightly luminated showcases with dead animals.

It’s bizarre.
Apart from that, I think it’s very old-fashioned to teach people (children) about nature with dead animals. And I couldn’t get my head around the fact that all those animals have been killed for the purpose of education.
I think I’ll stick to the felt taxidermy animals. They are way animal-friendlier and less morbid. Maybe one day I can fill a museum with my collection.