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 Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
