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 photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .