FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters. The art works entitled 'Houndton Tabby', were designed by illustrator and artist Kim Parkhurst, 39, after she combined her love of drawing and Downton Abbey. 'I've been painting portraits of animals in historical costume for some time,” explains New Yorker Kim. “I've taken some familiar and beloved characters whose demeanour, personality, and appearance seemed to translate to certain breeds of dog or cat. 'I got to thinking about Mr Bates' character and storyline, and Brendan Coyle's facial structure, and how he could look hard but also had the warmest, kindest eyes.
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .