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.
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
