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.
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .