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.
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .