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 frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
