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 brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
