Birds of paradise, cassowaries and a variety of other birds can be seen by day, while at night you can search for tree-kangaroos (yes, some kinds of kangaroo live in trees).

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With all of the bribery, corruption, and kickback scandals plaguing German giant Siemens at the moment, we're half expecting to wake up tomorrow and learn that one of their executives drunkenly wrapped his exotic car around a tree after a night of boozing it up with notorious Deutchland bad boy Dietrich.

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For a quieter stay, book into options like Bayrams (five minutes from the beach, families with children welcome, cushioned little gazeboes perfect to chill out during the day and night), recently built Turkmen tree houses with hammocks in the garden, also close to the beach or Orange Pension - another tree hostel in the middle of the orange grove.

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More than 24, 000 visitors are expected at Perthshire Big Tree Country event during its 23 night run in Pitlochry.

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Jersey Rugby Club says its honorary treasurer and his wife were the couple injured when a tree fell on them on Monday night.

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Mr. PAUL BROWN: (Singing) Well, last night I slept in the open, down by a redwood tree.

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While off-the-cuff comments about tree size may provide low-hanging fruit for late-night shows, they are not usually a good measure of a speech.

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As night fell, he realized he was lost, and decided to climb a tree to avoid being eaten.

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Like the Kopelmans, they have a Christmas tree with dreidel ornaments and a menorah, which they light each night.

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Handlers had been trying to lure him down from a tree in a field next to Leamington Rugby Club where he was on Monday night.

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