Movie

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.

Director

Victoria Stone

Director

Mark Deeble

Status

Released

Release date

22/11/2005

Original language

English