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.
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
