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.
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
