The two watercolours had been hanging on the walls of a London home for decades.
The National Trust says the artists who illustrated the book were inspired by trips to London Zoo.
Rudyard Kipling poetry is to be read in the gardens of his former Bateman’s estate in East Sussex.
The Return of the Buffalo Herd, dated 1901, is on show at the family home of author Rudyard Kipling.
The Bear Inn near Burwash threw open its doors to those stranded and needing shelter for the night.
Nearly half a month's worth of rain is recorded in parts of Sussex, the Environment Agency says.
