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.
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .