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 BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .