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.
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .