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 trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
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 .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .