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.
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .