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.
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .