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.
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .