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 American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .