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.
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .