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 eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .