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.
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .