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.
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 .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
