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.
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .