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 young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .