National Geographic USA - 10.2019

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VANISHING: A SPECIAL ISSUE

BY RICHARD CONNIFF

PHOTOGRAPHS BY

GABRIELE GALIMBERTI

AND JURI DE LUCA

A Kaatedocus siberi

stands among an

eclectic mix of wares

at Theatrum Mundi,

a gallery in Arezzo, Italy.

FOSSILS OF

LONG-EXTINCT

CREATURES

AREN’T JUST

FOR MUSEUMS.

TODAY

THEY’RE IN

HOMES AND

BUSINESSES,

AS WEALTHY

COLLECTORS

INDULGE A

CONTROVERSIAL

HOBBY.

IN THE ROOM