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.
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
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 .
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 .