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.
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .