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Piranhas in the pantry, deer in the den and bears out back. From the outside, John Sbeghen's two-storey Queenslander looks like any other, but beyond the front door visitors encounter another world. From the outside, John Sbeghen's two-storey Queenslander looks like any other you would find in his unassuming rural Australian street.But as soon as visitors step through the threshold of his front door, they enter another world. "I prewarn people walking in that what they're seeing they probably won't see again in a lifetime," he said. The 71-year-old retired housepainter has spent years collecting hundreds of taxidermy animals from all over the world and displaying them throughout his home in Rosewood, west of Brisbane. But it's not for the reason you might think. "I love animals," he said. "I don't trophy hunt — I just buy other people's trophies and enjoy them one more time." The quirky hobbyist sources most of his animals second-hand from deceased estates and auctions. Mr Sbeghen said his diverse herd of more than 200 included bears, a piranha, zebras, snakes, a marmoset, a wolverine, a giant moose and even a famous bison from the award-winning western epic Dances with Wolves. "He's from the famous hunting scene. A mate of mine got him from the movie set and brought it back to Australia." Mr Sbeghen said. His adult children do not share a passion for wildlife-based decor, but daughter Joleen said they loved the joy it brought their dad. "When he gets a new head, he calls me and I'm like, 'yeah okay, Dad'," she laughed. Ms Sbeghen said her father started putting more time into his collection after his wife died 13 years ago and described it as a type of therapy. "He turned all his energy into collecting instead of going in a direction in life that was negative so we see it as really positive," she said. Mr Sbeghen's good friend George Robinson was a taxidermist for 50 years and said the collection was one of the largest and most diverse of its kind in Australia. Now retired, the Ipswich local still helps maintain the animals and said he never knows what his mate will bring to his door. "John's a great guy, I've never seen such dedication," he said. Mr Sbeghen is not alone in his passion for accumulation — from traditional items like stamps and coins to modern-day obsessions like Ooshies or Little Stop — humans love collecting. Psychology professor Tony Machin, from the University of Southern Queensland, said the motivations behind collecting varied. "It's very common, it's part of our makeup," he said. "We all have our own identity and collecting can give us a clearer understanding of that. "Collecting can be nostalgic but also provides a sense of belonging, it helps us meet people and to develop relationships." Mr Sbeghen said he realised his hobby was an unusual one but it was something he would never give up. The avid collector even talks to his animal friends but said they hadn't started talking back. "That's when I'll have to get the long sleeve jacket on," he joked. For more read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-2... For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kd3ALi If you're in Australia, you can watch more ABC News content on iview: https://ab.co/2kKaXKn Subscribe to ABC News In-depth:    / abcnewsindepth   For breaking and trending news, subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: http://ab.co/1svxLVE You can also like us on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Or follow us on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Or even on Twitter:   / abcnews