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.
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
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 .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .