The standard method of preservation for mammals is that of the round mount for small mammals and the tanned pelt for larger specimens. The taxidermy mount, which poses the animal in a lifelike way, is not used in museum collection ( except in public displays), since each specimen requires much more space for storage . the round mount , on the other hand, takes up a very small amount of space and yet exhibits all parts of the pelt. In teaching collecting, where storage space is not a major problem, mammals as large as the bobcat ,badger, or for=x are more realistic when prepared as round mounts rather than as pelts.