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.
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .
An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A widow whose love rat ex-boyfriend left her homeless has had the last laugh after a judge ordered her ex to pay back £300,000 .
A stunning ice cave in Iceland is illuminated by sunlight as the bright blue ice appears glow inside .
This artist had a lot of bottle to re-create a masterpiece painted with nothing but 24 litres of cola .