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.
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BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
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 .