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 HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
