The Queen of Trees

"The remarkable story of an African fig tree and the special relationship it has with a tiny insect partner."

In Africa, the giant fig tree and the tiny fig wasp differ in size a billion times over, but neither could exist without the other. Their extraordinary relationship is a marvel of co-evolution, a marriage which has lasted for millennia. It forms the basis of a complex web of dependency that supports entire ecosystems, providing food for thousands of creatures, from elephants, giraffes, and fruit bats, to forest hornbills, monkeys, insects, and fish.

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Vengeance

Vengeance

1930

Run

Run

2014

I Dreamed of Africa

I Dreamed of Africa

2000

Sundown

Sundown

2024

Cape Verde My Love

Cape Verde My Love

2007

Coach Zoran and His African Tigers

Coach Zoran and His African Tigers

2014

Die Wildnis stirbt!

Die Wildnis stirbt!

1936

Zulu

Zulu

1964

Déjà le sang de mai ensemençait novembre

Déjà le sang de mai ensemençait novembre

1982

The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

1969

Si-Gueriki, Queen Mother

2002

Hector and the Search for Happiness

Hector and the Search for Happiness

2014

Karmen Gei

Karmen Gei

2001

Africa's Wild West

Africa's Wild West

2015

Adwa

Adwa

1999

Broken Fall (Geometric)

Broken Fall (Geometric)

1971

Broken Fall (Organic)

Broken Fall (Organic)

1971

Gorillas in the Mist

Gorillas in the Mist

1988

Microcosmos

Microcosmos

1996

Danger Zone

Danger Zone

1996