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.
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
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 .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
