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 .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .