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.
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A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .
Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A transgender woman has beaten the bullies after spending £25K on surgery to become a beauty pageant queen .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .
A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .
AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .