This leopard mother has devised a clever way to ambush prey. She hides in the branches of a sausage tree and waits for antelope to come to feed on the fallen flowers. This ingenious hunting technique ...

There are 500 kinds of Eucalyptus, and 900 species of Dendrobium orchids. But there’s only one species of Kigelia: K. africana, known as the sausage tree. Among nature’s wonders, this semi-deciduous ...

If you have room for a large tree and want to add an exotic specimen to your property, you might consider planting a sausage tree. Native to South and East Africa’s wet savannahs, the tree can ...

Q.I hope you can help with the common and botanical names for each of the four trees shown in the enclosed pictures. 1. The seed buds for this tree looked similar to a winged bean. The seed was old ...

As many as 15 lions were lounging in a sausage tree in Central Serengeti. The sighting was so special and so uncommon, even the guide was taking photos. Australian Bobby-Jo Clow was leading a ...

There’s no end to serious gardeners’ quest for new and exotic plant specimens. The sausage tree from sub-Saharan Africa is a case in point. The one that was included in the Four Arts demonstration ...

Each salami-sized, 20-pound "link" is "very dry. It's not soft, like you think most fruits would be," horticulturist Steven Meyer said. "If you're desperate, you could roast and eat the seeds." Here ...

The common edible fig is a native of the Mediterranean region that bears delicious fruit in summer and autumn in Central Florida. A deciduous, sun-loving species, the common fig (Ficus carica) can ...

Now, you can add another item to that list: sausage from a tree in Africa. The Lincoln Park Conservatory is a visit to the tropics in the middle of Chicago winter. The temperature is high, and so is ...

When CNN last year nominated Kidepo Valley National Park as among their top ten choices of national parks across Africa, many people literally scratched their heads and asked where exactly this park w ...