A woman was left shocked after her hunky boyfriend confessed he was actually born a GIRL. With his chiselled jawline and bulging biceps, Charlotte Urie, 20, had no clue that her handsome new beau, Kieran Moloney was born a female called Ciara. For years the 23-year-old kept his sex-swap a secret, until he met Charlotte in 2012. Now the couple, who have been together for two years, are hoping to marry and start a family using Kieran’s best friend as a sperm donor. Charlotte, a barista from Camden, London, says: “I would never have guessed Kieran’s secret, but as soon as he told me he’d been born a girl it didn’t matter to me. I was surprised, but I love him for who he is and see him as a man.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .