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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N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen

1969

N!owa T'ama: The Melon Tossing Game

1970

Deep Blue

Deep Blue

2003

Flatfoot in Africa

Flatfoot in Africa

1978

The Treasures of the Depths

The Treasures of the Depths

2014

Die Wildnis stirbt!

Die Wildnis stirbt!

1936

Alone, 180 Days on Baikal Lake

Alone, 180 Days on Baikal Lake

2011

4 mois sur ma biosphère

4 mois sur ma biosphère

2021

Sleepwalking in the Rift

Sleepwalking in the Rift

2012

Africa's Wild West

Africa's Wild West

2015

32 Sounds

32 Sounds

2023

A Joking Relationship

1962

Danger Zone

Danger Zone

1996

Africa: The Serengeti

Africa: The Serengeti

1994

The Power of One

The Power of One

1992

Karmen Gei

Karmen Gei

2001

Summer Heat

Summer Heat

2008

Cape Verde My Love

Cape Verde My Love

2007

Scenarios from Africa: The Tree and the Wind

2004

The Thistle in the Kiss

The Thistle in the Kiss