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.
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .