BODY WORLDS of Animals is a completely new type of animal world, created by scientist and Plastinator Gunther von Hagens and curator Angelina Whalley, that gets under your skin. Never before have lay people been able to gain such deep insights into the design of our animal relatives, which amaze even vets! Through the aesthetic presentation of real, anatomically prepared animal bodies, the exhibition's turns death into the source of illustrative knowledge about life and raises awareness in the observer's mind about the protection of species. The 140 pages of this catalog show the extraordinary: anatomical specimens, prepared and preserved with a new technology developed by Gunther von Hagens. In addition to the medical and anatomical information about different animal bodies, including a bear, an elephant, and a yak, the catalog contains interesting articles on the topics of bones, muscles, the nervous system, and organs. The chapters on the history of the creation of this unforgettable exhibition, Plastination, and animal anatomy are listed as follows: Gunther von Hagens: Anatomical Safari Angelina Whalley: Animal Anatomy Strong Scaffolding: The Skeletal System Mice under the Skin: The Muscular System Electrified: The Nervous System Breath by Breath: The Respiratory System Wired for Life: The Cardiovascular System Fueling the Body: The Digestive System Filtering Waste: The Urinary System Mainspring of Life: The Reproductive Organs & Prenatal Development WholeBody Plastinates The first edition of this catalog, attractively designed and fully illustrated in color, certainly matches the original exhibition, BODY WORLDS, in fascination and didactic standards!

Gunther von Hagens, born in 1945, studied medicine and graduated from the University of Heidelberg. In 1977, he invented plastination, a revolutionary preservation method for anatomical specimens. He patented the technology and, thus, laid the groundwork for its further development. In 1994, he founded the Institute for Plastination which provides plastinated specimens for teaching purposes and the world-renowned BODY WORLDS exhibitions. Gunther von Hagens is visiting professor at the University of New York, USA and Dalian, China and has published numerous scientific articles and papers. Angelina Whalley, born in 1960, studied medicine at the Free University of Berlin and graduated from the University of Heidelberg. There, she met Gunther von Hagens, and they got married in 1992. The approbated doctor is the President & CEO of the Institute for Plastination and the conceptual designer of the BODY WORLDS exhibitions, which debuted in Japan in 1995. Since then, more than 32 million people in cities of Asia, Europe, and North America have seen the exhibitions.

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