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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
