The actual venue for the news conference was no less strange - a cross between a tent and a greenhouse, perhaps like an abandoned aviary - with greenery draped around the white trellis work, miniature orange trees in tubs and two large trees growing up between the TV cameras.

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Suddenly, a stray turkey appeared between two trees in the distance, hesitating as it decided whether to follow the flock or head toward our enticing calls.

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As she reports in the Journal of Animal Ecology, she attempted to imitate the distinction between trees and ground by giving eight possums the opportunity to feed in either of two enclosures.

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We ran a wire cable between two trees, about twenty feet off the ground, and attached a pulley to it.

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The white and blue two-storey Friesenhaus in the centre of town is the most iconic, resembling a fairytale-like dollhouse tucked in between two tall chestnut trees.

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