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.
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .