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.
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .