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.
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
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