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.
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
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 .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .