If Downton Abbey's cast were animals
![Highclere Castle (Photo by Wikimedia Commons/Richard Munckton)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/797px-Highclere_Castle-wikimedia-commons-jb-uk-planet-thumb.jpg)
Highclere Castle (Photo by Wikimedia Commons/Richard Munckton)
Fans of Downton Abbey know the show is more than a historical drama or a soap opera. It’s a masterpiece whose characters are complex and memorable. But how do its characters compare to the cast of characters that are the wild creatures of Canada? Here are our thoughts...
![]() Baby harp seal (Photo by Matthieu Godbout/Wikimedia Commons) |
Matthew Crawley is a baby harp seal — super cute with those big eyes. |
![]() Pink salmon (Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Wikimedia Commons) |
Lady Mary is a pink salmon — a cold water fish always swimming upstream (in society). |
![]() Polar bear (Photo by Andrew Derocher) |
Mr. Carson would make a good polar bear. He's distinguished but unable and unwilling to respond to how the years change the way we live. |
![]() Porcupine at Sandstone Ranch, AB (Photo by Ken Orich) |
The Dowager Countess would be a great porcupine — a little aloof, a little prickly. |
![]() Snowshoe hare, also called varying hare. (Photo by D. Gordon E. Robertson/Wikimedia Commons) |
Branson is a varying hare— able to change his colours (from upstairs to down). |
![]() Canada goose (Photo by Helen Jones) |
Lady Edith is a Canada goose — always honking about something and causing a ruckus. |
![]() Raccoon (Photo by Ken Thomas/Wikimedia Commons) |
Thomas Barrow is just like a raccoon — causing damage and becoming a nuisance around houses where he takes up residence. |
![]() Beaver (Photo by Makedocreative/Wikimedia Commons) |
And finally, Robert, Earl of Grantham, is the mighty beaver — with his tireless work to keep his lodge functioning and his strong social and family ties. |
What other Downton Abbey characters match our charismatic Canadian species? Let us know in the comments section below!