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.
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A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
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TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
