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.
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .