FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable. But this is a prison cell with a twist - as it's part of a HOTEL. 'Prisoners' at the hotel can experience a night locked up inside the former prison and find out firsthand what life was like inside the dingy cells, with the helping hand of a few modern necessities thrown in. The intriguing 56-room Alcatraz Hotel is located in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and sees guests don striped pyjamas to really get into the spirit of their stay. Receptionist David Woodard, 23, says: “Dr. Michael Koll and Dr. Andreas Kirsch bought the former prison and had the idea to change it into a hotel in 2007, five years after it closed.
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .