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.
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .