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New life has sprung from the rescued seeds and twigs of the Sycamore Gap tree mysteriously cut down last year. BBC News saw the new shoots on a rare visit to the secret National Trust centre ...

Tree Climbing Lions are found in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park in the Ishasha sector. The lions normally climb the acacia and large sycamore fig trees dotting the landscapes as they ...