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.
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .