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.
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .