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.
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .