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 diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .