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 osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .