A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book. Other spookily compelling taxidermy images show a bird's funeral complete with casket, a kitten's wedding and a well-dressed stuffed monkey riding a goat. The stuffed curios were all created by Victorian Englishman Walter Potter, who originally displayed his strange taxidermy creatures to the awe-struck paying public from The White Lion Pub which doubled as his museum in Bramber, Sussex. Brought up in Bramber from 1835 and dying in 1918, Potter's museum continued to entertain until 1970, when it passed to the Jamaica Inn of Brighton. In 2003 the surviving collection was auctioned for half-a-million pounds to various buyers from across the world.
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .