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.
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
