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.
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .