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.
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
Tina O’Brien, 54, from East Midlands, met Frederick Allchorne, now 62, when she was 15 .
A woman who was cyberstalked before being shot and paralysed by her ex-husband is campaigning to raise awareness for stalking victims .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
When Janet Curry, 38, was told she was ‘too big to date’ by a man she met on the dating website Plenty of Fish, she didn’t let it stop her from looking for love .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .