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.
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .