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.
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
