The Daily Beast
US · 1 hrs ago
‘Stuffed Fox’ Turns Out to Be Extinct Animal Worth $84K
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A stuffed “fox head” with googly eyes has sold for $84,000 after bidders realized it may actually be an extremely rare tiger species. The anonymous seller bought the mounted head for just £50 at a West Country antiques fair three months ago because its googly eyes made them laugh. They then put it up for auction with Auctioneum Ltd in Bristol, which initially gave it a reserve price of £28. Taxidermy enthusiast James Cranfield spotted the listing and suspected its teeth…
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