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.
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .