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 a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .