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.
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
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 .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .