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.
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
