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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
