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.
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .