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.
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .