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.
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .