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.
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
