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.
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
An obese woman has lost 9st after an addiction to junk food left her £1 .
A woman has lost a massive 15st after beating her addiction to cheese .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A world's first restaurant has opened in Canada, where having your order fall on deaf ears is a good thing .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A woman was left shocked after her hunky boyfriend confessed he was actually born a GIRL .
A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .