A rare ghost orchid has been found growing high in an old cypress tree in a southwest Florida nature preserve. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A zookeeper's efforts to earn a kangaroo's trust has paid off with a video showing twin joeys, tiny and pink, growing inside their mom's pouch. picked by suebe 7 months ago

The tree, a deciduous hybrid related to the rowan, was first noticed in a small lay-by at Watersmeet in North Devon in the 1930s with a no-parking sign tacked to the bark.

It is only recently that scientists have undertaken a biochemical analysis to confirm the tree is a new species and it was formally named yesterday. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Spanish twins who were separated at birth through a hospital error - then reunited as adults through a fluke - are suing for millions in damages, as is a third woman who grew up thinking, erroneously, that she was one of the twins, a lawyer said Tuesday. picked by indisguise 2 years ago

The world's only koala twins, born seven months ago and raised in a south China zoo, have passed a critical development stage and now have a good chance of surviving, a zoo official said on Monday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Scientists exploring one of the largest remaining blocks of tropical forest in Western Africa discovered significant populations of new, rare and threatened species underscoring the area’s high biological diversity and value. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A panda gave birth to twins in southwest China, surprising researchers who were only expecting a single cub. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Emerge from the heavy foliage of the Oasis - Before you stands the 145-foot tall Tree of Life. The branches span 165 feet across. There are over 100,000 leaves on the tree and the trunk is 50 feet wide. 20 artists carved into the trunk, branches and roots over 320 animals. Thousands worked on the construction of the Tree of Life which took 18 months to build. Photos picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Police Capt. Randy Pentis said having a person allegedly call a tree service to remove someone else's tree is rare. "It's criminal," Pentis said. "It's grand theft of property." picked by hisidea 2 years ago

It's a mystery that you could say they'll be arguing about until the cows come home.

At the centre of it are these two calves - Emily and Ernie.

The farmer who owns them, Vic Phillips, says that they are twins from the same mother but claims they are completely different breeds. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

A MIRACLE mum gave birth to healthy twins just minutes after she suffered massive heart failure. picked by sharon22 7 months ago

A new species of palm tree which flowers spectacularly once in its long life and then dies has been discovered in Madagascar. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Welcoming new twins into the world is always a momentous event. But when brothers Ryan and Leo arrived they had an extra surprise for their parents - they were born with different coloured skin. For one twin to be black and one to be white is so rare that it is thought by medical experts to be a one in a million occurrence. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A 15-year-old schoolgirl has given birth to twins fathered by her classmate boyfriend. picked by topofall 9 months ago

The woman, who was hung from a tree after being accused of sorcery, gave birth to her baby while struggling to free herself. (BTW: Both survived) picked by tigertony 2 years ago

The old chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank while she was in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands is to be cut down.
more from wiki on the tree picked by suebe 3 years ago

In 1986 Peter had the idea of growing a chair. Nine years later Peter & Becky became partners. Pooktre was born. Together they have mastered the art they call Pooktre, which is the shaping of trees as they grow in predetermined designs. picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

mephitic dipsomania blamed for execrable deracination of erudition

declared "deontologically deleterious" picked by teaya21 3 years ago

To everyone who sees them, five-month-old Ame and Lia look like twins. And they were indeed born to the same mother just minutes apart. Amazingly, however, the sisters are not twins. They were conceived three weeks apart thanks to a million-to-one medical rarity. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

When identical twin sisters Diane and Darlene Nettemeier met identical twin brothers Craig and Mark Sanders a decade ago, they could never have guessed just how much of their lives would be based around perfect sets of two. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago