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.
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
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' .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .