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.
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .
A mum who has hid behind the hair loss condition alopecia for the last 20 years has bravely revealed a secret compulsion to tear out her own hair that has tormented her since she was a child .
While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BRAVE TOT ALLERGIC TO SUN: Leighton Brownrigg, 2 .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
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 .