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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .