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.
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
An American man continues on his mission to document his journey around the globe by completing a world map tattoo on his back .
Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
A woman whose face and body was left scarred for life by angry sores, caused by Lupus, has become a diversity model .
FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
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 .
A prolific drug dealer was caught red-handed in a car filled with amphetamines after he decided to park in a top copper's parking space - as a joke .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .