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 adorable baby girl was born with a heart-shaped birthmark on her forehead - after being conceived on Valentine's Day .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .