An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model. Pretty Taylor Crisp, 19, from Leicester, was born with femur fibula ulna syndrome, which left her with a shortened femur on her right leg, no kneecap or ankle and a missing toe. After contracting an infection in her right leg, Taylor was forced to choose between life in a wheelchair or amputation.
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .
A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .
A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
At 19st and eight months pregnant, Ashley Whitfield, went into hospital to have her baby son, Isaac, delivered by emergency C-section .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .