Queen Of Trees, The
Original title: The Queen Of Trees
Duration: 52’
Producer: Victoria Stone & Mark Deeble
Director: Victoria Stone & Mark Deeble
Participant: Victoria Stone & Mark Deeble
Company: Flat Dog Productions Ltd.
Scientific field: Environment, Biology & Ecology
Year: 2005/6
Country: UK
The fig tree and fig wasp differ in size a billion times over, but neither could exist without the other. Their extraordinary relationship is a pinnacle of co-evolution, and the basis of a complex web of dependency that supports animals from ants to elephants. Each individual fig is a microcosm – a stage set for birth, sex and death as the tiny players’ battle against predators and parasites to fulfil their mission.
It is one of the most amazing stories in the natural world – a tale of intrigue and drama, set against grand Africa and its wildlife.
Queen Of Trees, The
