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.
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .