Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl. Born Zachariah, the psychology student hated wearing boys’ clothes and longed to wear frilly dresses and makeup. She even became the captain of her school’s netball team. After leaving school at 16, Ashlee knew she couldn’t live as a boy anymore, and with the support of her parents Elizabeth, 50, and Elwyn, 65, began to live as a girl. But her GP was less supportive, and when Ashlee asked to go on hormone therapy to complete her transformation, he turned her down for being too young
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
