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.
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .