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.
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .