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.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .