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.
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .