The BBC website is currently down, and, not to be outdone by the rest of the Internet, they're trying their own interpretation of a "fail pet", a "fail clown":
I don't know about you, but I think that thing is kind of creepy. Aren't fail pets supposed to make you feel warm and fuzzy while you're waiting for the site to come back? This one screams "make it stop!"... strange.
Thanks for the hint, nigelb!