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.
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .