Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror. She had every reason to be proud. In the space of a year, she had lost an incredible 17 stone. Her weight dropped from 37st 1lbs to 19st 7lbs, and she slipped into a dress before gazing at her newly svelte figure. With her smokey eye makeup and black skater dress, she could have been glamming up for a night on the tiles with her girlfriends. Instead, it was Halloween, 2013, and Ava was hiding a huge secret. Born a boy named William, it was the first time she had ever dressed as a girl – and everything fell into place.
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
