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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Into the Grand Canyon

Into the Grand Canyon

2019

Adwa

Adwa

1999

Baie de Naples, la colère des volcans

Baie de Naples, la colère des volcans

2020

A Joking Relationship

1962

Microcosmos

Microcosmos

1996

The Passenger

The Passenger

1975

Danger Zone

Danger Zone

1996

Leroy

Leroy

2007

Fort Saganne

Fort Saganne

1984

The Boy Who Flies

The Boy Who Flies

2013

Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas

Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas

1992

The Thistle in the Kiss

The Thistle in the Kiss

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

2009

Dehesa: The Forest of the Iberian Lynx

Dehesa: The Forest of the Iberian Lynx

2020

Foccart, l'homme qui dirigeait l'Afrique

Foccart, l'homme qui dirigeait l'Afrique

2010

Die Wildnis stirbt!

Die Wildnis stirbt!

1936

Portrait of a Lone Farmer

2013

Puma!

Puma!

2015

Island of Lemurs: Madagascar

Island of Lemurs: Madagascar

2014

Delwende

2005