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.
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .