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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
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 .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
