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.
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A stunning ice cave in Iceland is illuminated by sunlight as the bright blue ice appears glow inside .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .
An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
FOR someone who hates milk, pensioner Steve Wheeler has got an udder-lot of it - nearly 20,000 bottles in fact .
A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .
A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .