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 open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
