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.
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .