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.
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .