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 BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .