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 mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .