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.
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .