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.
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
