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.
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
