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.
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .