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.
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .