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.
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
