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.
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
