The Queen of Trees - OFFICIAL

One of the most amazing stories in the natural world -- a tale of intrigue and drama, set against grand Africa and its wildlife.
The fig tree and fig wasp differ in size a billion times over, but neither could exist without the other. Their extraordinary relationship underpins a complex web of dependency that supports animals from ants to elephants. Each fig is a microcosm -- a stage set for birth, sex and death.
One of the most amazing stories in the natural world -- a tale of intrigue and drama, set against grand Africa and its wildlife.
"Truly, a masterpiece" - David Attenborough

[@Ramiz422]

Cameras inside the fig fruits, inside horbills nest, under the water, near crocodiles jaws i can't even imagine how much effort you guys made to catch a Glipms of this wonderful cycle of life. Thank you.

[@tedsowards]

I never thought I’d go through such a rollercoaster of emotions just for one tree. This was suuuuper fascinating.

[@lea-anne9133]

I've only just seen this documentary and I can 100% agree with you. I shed tears watching it and was absolutely in awe of the photography and filming process. It makes you appreciate the fine woven relationship between flaura and fauna. It was truly wonderful

[@abdulrahmanraheem423]

Me too...when I first saw this film I was overwhelmed with emotions. I sent to everyone I thought would love it...still today I'm watching it again! Marveling at our Creators magnificence.

[@ryanmozert]

Other than the fact he lied about being millions of years of evolution no such thing

[@camimendes]

I’m in absolute awe with what I just watched. What a beautiful, brilliant documentary. This should’ve won an Oscar. Seriously.

[@philipsidney7941]

One of the best nature documentaries I have ever seen. The cinematography is exquisite, and the fact that it's focused on a single tree makes it beautifully cohesive. Please, Deeble & Stone, upload more!

[@madyjules]

thank you 🙏 so beautiful

[@JonnyDredd]

this is a magnificent piece of art

[@sadhana3523]

The director, the cameraman, the writer and the narrator and everyone behind this masterpiece, a big applaud for bringing this wonderful piece of art to all of us !!!

[@elsaphillips7415]

A living, amazing miracle. Can trees ever be valued, protected and appreciated enough?

[@kunob918]

"The Queen of Trees" made me weep in awe. (literally) What a film!

[@charleschaource5263]

This is one of the most beautiful documentaries I've ever seen. A harmonious calm voice, music, nothing short of a perfect combination that owes great admiration. how far can humanity get away from the collaborating forces of nature...

[@irobott3713]

If any video actually deserves millions of views this is it.

[@traceywilcox3108]

To Mark Feeble and Victoria Stone, this was truly an amazing piece of art, a magnificent documentary, thank you.

[@Jackson-rf6rv]

Without a doubt, this is one of the most fascinating documentaries I have ever seen

[@geraldwarren6438]

I agree! Beautiful!

[@rubywilson569]

Beautiful beautiful beautiful, one of a handful of the best documentaries ever, superb photography of our wonderful insect life, excellent commentary, extremely interesting and educative, thank you so much for posting. It also brings back good memories for me of Africa and Kenya. Hakuna ma ta ta.

[@Sagu_Un1_]

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[@m0rdefine]

I agree

[@keithhassin6656]

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[@michaelpcooksey5096]

An amazing and awe inspiring documentary of just how intricate and interdependent God has made all creatures of the earth. God is good always. Always God is good. Even when each of us must end our time on earth.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

We serve a mighty Lord God indeed. What all He created in this world, we’ve seen but a fraction.

[@michaelpcooksey5096]

@@mynamedoesntmatter8652 Yup, & just think of what he has for us after we pass our final exam. Its something to work really hard for.

[@nom5205]

evolution

[@michaelpcooksey5096]

So you are saying God is simply not involved ... that nature and all in the universe is a spontaneous act of randomness? Consider that a universe with only random existence would never have order in any part of its members. Gravity would not exist. Solar systems would not exist. Spiraling galaxies would not exist. The elements and their atomic order would not exist. No, I think we may see a pattern of how God develops things in nature and call it evolution. We see God's patterns and order displayed in everything around us. @@nom5205

[@charlesboswell4881]

What a wonderful wonderful documentary excellent excellent done God's beautiful creation give him all praise

[@robindorrell9347]

The Queen of Trees is the most exquisite, interesting and enlightening documentary I've seen in my 60 + years of life. Thank you and God bless you! I'm going to check out your other documentary. I wish you could make a dozen more as rich as The Queen of Trees!

[@ThisTravelCompany]

Absolutely agree. Like a beautiful story you don't want to ever end. Truly exquisite. Heartfelt admiration and gratitude to the creators. Bravo!

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

The Elephant Queen is wonderful too.

[@deezuschrist]

One of the only nature documentaries that rivals BBC's best programs. It really is a masterpiece.

[@jonathanbennetts2632]

Still British though, got to hand it to them, they make the best natural history programs in the world.

[@breAnnasmama]

doja rivals - no it leaves it in the dust !

[@apurbaghosal3635]

@@jonathanbennetts2632 iiuiiuuiii

[@apurbaghosal3635]

@@jonathanbennetts2632 7uu

[@apurbaghosal3635]

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[@libin6030]

First time I'm watching Girrafe as a villain, who damages the poor tree 🌳 What a narration... 👏👏👏👏

[@TheAmmarKeylani]

Being a documentary film maker, a reformist and a harsh art critic, this film is by far one of the best I have seen! Delight to brain and mind!

[@michaellindsey31]

TRUE

[@vozamaraktv-art5595]

Yes, this documentary is perfectly made!

[@myrtillesm3532]

Absolutely fantastic. We were delighted watching this documentary. Stunning

[@davidhohlen310]

I never knew a tree could tell such a tale, this is one of the best put together documentaries I've ever watched; very well done!!!

[@canadeeana]

i think we've watched this at least 5 times ... it's excellent!

[@trixiedinzey3064]

Thanks this is truly amazing

[@lea-anne9133]

Truly wonderful and fascinating!

[@sagebrooks6907]

💯💋🖤🙏👍😍😬😅🙏🖤🖤🖤🖤💯💯💯💯👍😍

[@xraychey]

I agree.

[@true2self665]

Wow! Simply amazing! I never knew that a single fig tree can provide for many different animals and insects alike. A true queen. One of the best docs I’ve ever seen.

[@sharmaikeithamber321]

Me Too!

[@jeaneltawil]

This is, without the shadow of a doubt, the best nature documentary I've ever watched

[@natedognate616]

This video probably has some of the best footage of anything anywhere, ever made. Marvelous.

[@mmlindsey8635]

AGREE

[@MeowPau]

It would be even better in HD. Just imagine...

[@VerifyVeracity]

@Edlyn Ugalde MAGA..........Make Africa Great Again, We love you Trump, Keep up the good work.

[@michaellindsey31]

Right

[@vozamaraktv-art5595]

Agree 100%

[@relaxingblog]

The person who is reading this comment , i wish you great success , health, love and happiness !

[@paddythemuse]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@hanzifaction]

That's an incredible story! It's amazing how interdependent two very different creatures are in the wasp and the fig tree. I had no idea, that fig trees supplied life too so many animals! This is why we have to protect biodiversity.

[@vedantsridhar8378]

Yeah. What if the fig wasps forget to pollinate? Do you think that is even possible, or it is in their genes?

[@christinafidance340]

@@vedantsridhar8378 I don’t believe they do it knowingly. They are driven merely to reproduce themselves and I think the pollen sticks to their undercarriage and inadvertently gets redeposited in the tree where they lay their eggs and so forth and so on.

[@KosmiekAltertainment]

@@christinafidance340 I thought something similar. But i found it amazing that they actually 'pack the pollen in special pockets' as the documentary tells. Absolutely amazing. Still its most likely not a conscious act since humans think insects act merely on instinct. I am not sure about that but wont debate it -what do i know-. The wasps wont forget to pollinate tho, In any case the instinct is way to strong to ignore. They simply have no other purpose, choice or idea.

[@deeblestone9109]

@@christinafidance340 It may be all instinct, driven by genes - but pollination isn't random. The female fig wasp actively takes pollen and fills pollen 'baskets' on her thorax her natal fig - at the next fig 'garden' she digs it out and places it where it will pollinate.

[@Sagu_Un1_]

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[@stefanottomanski]

Stunning. I can’t think of anything else to say. Another rare gem discovered on KZbin

[@jacqueline1657]

I agree

[@hectorceron2695]

It

[@CinnaJYee]

Yes

[@tippitytop]

Best documentary that I've ever seen.

[@tippitytop]

Can some please recommend something just as spectacular as this documentary?

[@stephanieknows1668]

What a beautiful, awe-inspiring illustration of the interconnectedness of the mineral, plant, animal, and human kingdoms. Instead of all the negative environmental proselytizing in schools to even young students, it would be wonderful if elementary school children learned to appreciate the natural world from solely a positive perspective, as reflected in this film. You don't need to be taught to protect what you love: you do that instinctively.

[@jdbhatts2912]

beautiful comment.

[@HK-fj8hj]

The Best: most detailed and broad documentary ever about the fig! Beautiful Beatiful!

[@barbarastepien-foad4519]

Beautiful beautiful beautiful, one of a handful of the best documentaries ever, superb photography of our wonderful insect life, excellent commentary, extremely interesting and educative, thank you so much for posting. It also brings back good memories for me of Africa and Kenya. Hakuna ma ta ta.

[@aklilumedhin4759]

I grow with this tree 🌳 and i ate the fruit and we made chewing gum lt is the provider of food from human to small microorganisms.

[@MrEnjoivolcom1]

What a wonderful phrase!

[@RiniqueKenia]

Makes me feel humble and homesick. Respecting nature and missing Wangari Mathai.

[@rosemarykaloki7639]

Wangari mathai remains to be the only human being whom cared for environment

[@RiniqueKenia]

@@rosemarykaloki7639 add ''in Kenya'' and still you're not right. There are many others, but they're ignored....

[@eriksonyw]

I have learned more about nature watching this one documentary than binge watching a whole day of discovery channel and animal planet during lock down. ;)

[@jonathanbennetts2632]

Discover 10 years ago would have shown this, now its just a pile of fig wasp crap.

[@davekp6773]

Dear Victoria and Mark, I was first enthralled and amazed by the magic of your creation when it was shown on the BBC in 2006 and I have been again nearly 15 years later.

[@deeblestone9109]

We love that it evoked the same response - thank you for taking the time to let us know!

[@trapper108642]

I saw this on PBS years ago... Maybe the best nature program I have ever seen...!

[@anushamy3989]

This is one of the best nature documentaries I have ever seen. Truly a masterpiece 👏

[@mariah0209]

If there is one thing I will remember for many years to come is that butterflies can get drunk! You learn something new every day. Such an amazing documentary. Thank you for posting it.

[@tonijames59]

Lol. Yes! I'll be watching them much more closely from now on.

[@itsb162]

Yeah 👍..I felt the same way...but truely fascinating documentary ...

[@ruthlessog9098]

@Nick S damn wtf

[@anthonycrook1987]

true, I've seen mocking birds fly upside down on fermenting plums.

[@xiaolicui7387]

@@ruthlessog9098 zaz

[@leonstenutz6003]

A masterpiece! Brings awe, tears, joy, inspiration, and all that makes us humanimals, mammals, and sentients to the surface. A million blessings to all involved in the production, distribution, and sharing of this beautiful life epic. May all beings be happy. May all being be free. May all beings find peace.

[@chenderhan]

The soundtrack to this is lovely.

[@TheBorderRyker]

I was absolutely mesmerised from beginning to end. What an incredible story. Absolutely one of the best documentaries I’ve seen in a very long time. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jasongoh12]

Nature's Game of Thrones. Survival of the fittest. Best documentary ever.

[@EarthAngel504]

+Jason Goh By definition You must be a racist if you believe in Survival of the Fittest. and Evolution

[@josephbooker3270]

+Jaygo Tee No. This is no God's work. This is evolution.

[@carolyngames7705]

@@EarthAngel504 you sound like an idiot

[@christal2641]

You need to watch it again! You SEE only competition, not the intricate cooperative community which is the real story. A species that "succeeds" too well can destroy the plants and animals upon whom their own lives depend. Humans are like King Midas, who wanted gold so much he prayed that everything he touched would turn to gold. Soon, he starved. Then he inadvertantly turned his daughter into a golden statue. By trying to convert everything into profits for the next quarter, we are killing the goose that laid the golden egg. It will be impossible to replace all the FREE SERVICES THAT NATURE PROVIDES US. Science STILL doesn't even know all the insects and how they maintain a balance with other life forms. Yet we want ALL of every resource, leaving behind only a wasteland. We won't know how much we have destroyed when we kill a keystone species, but the cascading effects over decades will be horrific. If you believe that God created each species, why do you destroy the art He created? To destroy the masterpiece of Nature's intricate web of interdependence is blasphemous!

[@KajunMs39]

Wow!!! I've learned more on KZbin documentaries then in some of my schooling.. what a shame this isn't taught in schools.

[@heatherwaite4092]

used this to teach for 15 years

[@MerryMerryQuiteContrary]

I remember watching it in a biology class 6 years ago and being fascinated, but then I couldn't remember the title... Glad to have come across it again! :)

[@santyines6791]

Hittingthe like button is not enough for this documentary. Beautiful and very educational. Thank you for making such masterpiece

[@Alisongd]

I couldn't agree more! Beautifully executed!

[@titicatfollies6615]

What an astounding story! And such beautiful photography. It leaves me in awe of the complexity and intricacy of nature.

[@ChromatophoneNature]

I loved this when I saw it on television, and now I am overjoyed that you have posted it here on KZbin! An amazing film.

[@sambone1015]

the cinamatography in this doc is just freaking amazing,my jaw hung open damn near the whole time ! so good! everything is done cgi now. this took months or years to film, just awesome!

[@nievelopez5289]

The incredible wonders of nature never cease to amaze in their complexity and beauty! There's no way that humans can ever recreate such perfection and accurate balance, but we can indeed protect it and be part of that wonder we call mother hearth.

[@Souljahna]

Absolutely gorgeous doc. Brilliant photography, an amazing story and narrated by someone with a lovely soothing voice. Beauty & horror are here, the 2 sides of nature.

[@itravellight]

Wonderful nature documentary and without the intrusive ads. Makes being alive on our planet just a little more special. 🌍

[@MrMoriarty100]

Amazing story, our planet is just incredible. Great to see a clean living river that hasn't yet been turned into a stream of shit and plastic.

[@desireedejean9780]

I AM SPEECHLESS. However, I would love to watch this documentary again when it is time for me to depart & go to The Creator that created The Queen Fig Tree.

[@ivoman7]

The making of this documentary is worthy of making a documentary of.

[@mmlindsey8635]

AGREE

[@gauravverma6608]

It should be

[@PAULLONDEN]

*@ivoman7* Good point! This is one of the few docus worthy of a revisit .

[@glynnismajor]

Definitely!

[@maryrackauskis759]

Love it worthy watch. Screw the virus, enjoy life for an hour or 2.

[@rickfeith6372]

This just randomly popped up after s video and I'm so glad I watched. What an incredible ecosystem this tree has created. Incredible little documentary.

[@tp-vz7od]

The best nature documentary I´ve ever seen. Thank you for uploading this fantastic program.

[@AshleyMarieMommy]

God is so amazing! To come up with something so important for so many animals and critters to participate in to make it all work! God’s mind snd thoughts are so complex! Great video.

[@auroramartinez2589]

AS amazed I was in the cycle and relationship between the tree, the insects and animals in this documentary is my awe for the people who made this documentary possible. Kudos to all of you who have the patience and the resourcefulness to capture it all.

[@JonsTunes]

Produced by the BBC and Narrated by Ian Holm - Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings

[@jerebuck]

I have watched this a number of times across the years and am still moved by it. What a story: what miracle the natural world is.

[@sheebavarughese6828]

Big salute to the makers of this documentary.

[@JTuaim]

What a great documentary. How can I feel so peaceful watching things eat each other? Probably because of the depth it gets into with amazing photography and details. But it shakes me to realize we bulldoze our way through much more than just the trees. Something I've always been aware of, but to have shown so perfectly is an eye opener. Thank you for this story of life's interdependence.

[@michaellindsey31]

THIS FILM WAS VERY ENTERTAINING ENJOYABLE.. IMAGINE THE FOOTAGE THEY HAVE

[@maryalice12000]

One of the most beautiful documentaries that will bring tears to your eyes. This must be required for all students to watch. The photography is spectacular and riveting. Seems miraculous that it was possible to make!

[@denisegibson819]

A really magnificent video. We had wild figs in our yard in South Africa that we called the Cape fig which also grew figs in bunches like this one but never realized how may different creatures it fed and how it was dispersed by those tiny wasps. Thank you.

[@siliconiusantogramaphantis2122]

This video is an example of why you don't need Ultra HD to vividly capture the beauty of a landscape. The camera men and production team are very talented to be able to pull this imagery off successfully.

[@anthonytonev1357]

The tiny wasp's final act is to repay her debt to the queen, to unpack the precious pollen, and fertilize the flowers. It is her gift, and the culmination of millions of years of co-evolution between wasp and tree.

[@genomaneda]

This is one of the best things I have ever seen in my life!

[@user-re7eu9hq6r]

I do not know why their are dislikes? This is amazing! ♥️

[@vedantsridhar8378]

Yes I seriously don't understand how can anyone give a dislike for such a great documentary, that I can watch a million times!

[@Pur3carb0n]

People think that figs contain insects but they didnt value the most important thing that these little creature teach us. It's life's purpose and solely performing their true nature.

[@raymondluca7779]

prolly becuz of the male fig wasp making babys with the unborn female wasps...lol

[@Mohazz88]

😂 you mean those who endowed males? 😂​@raymondluca7779

[@capicuaaa]

This is so beautiful and poetic... I'm crying at the ending which is so very poignant. It took millions of years to develop all these bonds; interdependencies; communities and, yet, us humans, destroy it all in decades... This intricate web of life that we so ignore and destroy must be protected. It is bigger than ourselves. It is bigger than our species.

[@ScottAJacob]

@Rebecca Farley I'm sorry for missing it, but where does Daniela express a desire to worship the act of creation? I read her words to be an expression of profound respect and of enlightenment of the connections life has shared over millenia, and a lament for man's foolish exploitation and destruction of the Creator's work. She isn't worshiping anything but the Creator by expressing her admiration for His work and the shame of humanity's foolishness. Her amazement lies in observing the Creator's wonder of life in all it's intricacies. See the good before the bad for life is better without negative criticism. Be safe, be happy. :)

[@AR-mu4zq]

@Rebecca Farley your reply was one of the worst and most idiotic things I have EVER read on youtube.

[@vedantsridhar8378]

It is protected. In fact, this very tree is considered holy for the people living there.

[@selonet1]

I was lured out of sleep with the beautiful music and the voice of Ian Holm. A true master piece. Every single animal has a God given instinct. Creation is an intelligent plan of God. Thanks guys for this wonderful work. The best I have ever seen.

[@davidforbes7772]

Nothing at all to do with a God. Grow up and leave those childish notions behind. Or do you still believe in Santa?

[@intuitiveself-love9513]

We used the milky stink to make temporary hinna mix with tea leaves. I am kenyan. The tree is resilient as hell. We never ate the figs though 😂

[@oscarme862]

intuitive self-love when they are dry they are very sweet

[@motorcop505]

Thank you for sharing your personal story, as well as that of the person who replied. It's wonderful to see the intimate interaction with this magnificent tree. Best wishes from the US! 💖

[@oscarme862]

motorcop505 ...stay safe #corona

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

That blows my mind. In Arabia, it's integral to daily life as a cheap, sweet, affordable snack, but it's great with meat and salad too. I'll bet it's do well in fermentation or pickling. Food stores so long when it's pickled. Is pickling a part of African tradition anywhere on the continent? I've never seen it featured in discussions about food.

[@thegeminiguy1065]

Are the dogs edible with the worms in them?

[@ikramurrehman]

What a beautiful depiction of life - brilliant and holy.

[@underafricanskies3221]

Absolutely loved this documentary. This is my favourite tree.

[@MM-je1tg]

ME2

[@ofureimumolen2817]

Agree

[@AnthonyIlstonJones]

Wow! That has to be one of the best nature documentaries I have EVER seen! No wonder even Attenborough-san is impressed.

[@ptunhapong]

This is a masterpiece, thank you so much for making this available. I was searching for a documentary after reading about the relationship between a fig tree and a fig wasp, the footage here made this amazing relationship come to live. I have learned so much about an important role a fig tree plays in an eco system despite its reputation as a killer species like strangler figs . It's a superb concept to use a fig tree to explain that all lifes are inter-connected, the system so complex, so beautiful but yet so fragile that we need to treat with up most respect. Thank again 😊🙏

[@jdbhatts2912]

absolutely beautiful words

[@kylawilliamson56]

DEEBLE & STONE 2005 - AWESOME BEYOND BELIEF !!! WHO KNEW????? YET MILLIONS OF YEARS CO-EVOLUTIONING ... all taught to viewers in this less-than-one-hour documentary... using - seemingly - like a zillion micro-micro mini cameras plus... and ... ace crewS ... Thank you SOOOOOO much !!!

[@kylawilliamson56]

P.S. when I REWATCH this Extra extraordinary LIFE-GIVER documentary I will have pen and columned paper at hand... listing tree, flower, fig life ... Main Fig-fly life ... and ... the other pop-up MANY - MANY life-forms that make their pilgrimage to this ONE tree (type) during this filming of this specific Queen Tree. At the end, I would still have my eyes bulging as I count the HUGE NUMBER of reciprocates shown within during ONE SEASONING of figs, within the many seasons each tree celebrates. P.S.S.. LOVE the word & phrase: Co-Evolving over Millions of Years together.

[@f.m.m3749]

This is a masterpiece, it doesn´t matter how the concept of evolution affects to anybody, it is just the meaning of life itself that opened its ways through space and time, for eons, and it will continue till the sun stops to shine...

[@patman0250]

+F. M.M you really don't know what you are talking about do you lol just cause it sounded cool in your head doesn't mean it is lol moron ! meaning of life itself opened its way through space and time !!?? omg really !! until the sun stops shining hahaha!!! wow that really sounds stupid hahaha!!!

[@Primelegend2233]

+patman0250 maybe the grammar was not correct but that does not make his personal thoughts idiotic. Everyone and anyone can write a poem by just speaking..er wait..patman is not going to like where this one is going because he has a giant tree trunk up his ass.

[@Primelegend2233]

+trialite Games end what life?

[@dvcallen6872]

One of the best doc ever, without annoying, dramatic, too loud music. Amazing.

[@dsantamaria713]

Truly a brilliant film.The photography is as amazing as the story of nature herself! 💜

[@spacecoastaesthetics6990]

Fascinating story! Exceptional photography! Everyone should see this documentary. I'm fortunate to have 3 ancient oak trees. I actually understand their behavior better now. My chubby squirrels are do spoiled they leave hundreds of acorns on the driveway. We drive over them and crack them over then the wild turkeys feast on them. Loved the film

[@AbundanceIowa]

This is amazing! So intricate, makes you appreciate the web of life.

[@brunofelix5603]

The songs which are in Swahili language that connects Tanzania and East African people are amazing, The documentary is well marinated with extraordinary narrations

[@AnnemieM]

Wow this is a fantastic Documentary. I have never seen anything like this one. Just awesome. Thank's so much for this.

[@aliasdavidmeijerdujardin6612]

Het is alles bij elkaar een groot wonder deze “Wonderbaarlijke Creatie” & zó voortreffelijk weergegeven!! Geweldig het inzicht in de Natuurlijke Samenhang van een SCHEPPING ............. die door de “modderende moderne mens” naar de knoppen gaat...........

[@Palaeogeobicho]

great documentary! No bullshit, just amazing images and a narrated great storyline. thank you so much for sharing it :)

[@ahmadbadar5263]

Superb job , exposing the deep secrets of nature ! سبحان اللہ وبحمدہ سبحان اللہ العظیم۔۔۔

[@fiercelyhumble8315]

I'm not worthy of such high quality documentries! Such detailed graphics, great features and information are fit for the gods and God Himself!

[@vivianoosthuizen8990]

And I have changed from witnessing life through this cameras lens and the knowledge of the man that’s telling the story of this miracle that is our planet and what we call life. Thank you so much for taking the trouble to make it and giving it to us free on KZbin

[@kwgrid]

And human beings think they're "all that." :) This is amazing! Just think what humans could accomplish if they could get it together.

[@kwgrid]

All beings/races have their own particular 'superior' talents and to ignore that or diminish it is the height of arrogance and ignorance.

[@ADyingFaith]

kwgrid have you watched Zeitgeist Moving Forward?

[@carolyngames7705]

@@davidcollegerosemont I am a white person and I think we are the scourge of the planet. I think Christianity probably meant well to begin with but white people decided that they were the only ones that were right and everyone else was wrong. It has been all downhill since. Pretty soon the planet will be so damaged that nothing humans do will be able to save it.

[@thegeminiguy1065]

That's a pretty arrogant statement as you can look at everything man has accomplished.

[@thegeminiguy1065]

@@carolyngames7705 Oh stop the ignorant self hatred. The view dispose with this is so limited.

[@janj6791]

Utterly amazing masterpiece. I wonder how many of us watching can fathom the amount of effort put in in producing such a lengthy masterpiece. Nature is intriguing and extremely fascinating.

[@red25robe]

Thank you for sharing, this is one of the best documentaries I've ever watched, I had no idea about this mutualistic relationship.

[@theresabraddock9310]

Highly recommeded! Absolutely amazing microscopic eco system. Its beyond imagination and absolutely fascinating! How this was followed and filmed is mind boggling so high praise to all in putting this together. Epic really. Our own world is so incredible and secrets abound so why do we bother with space?

[@carolanestanley4030]

Say that again!

[@windrealms]

Fabulous story . . . one of the best docs I have watched! Thank you!

[@charlesboswell4881]

This tree is remarkable unbelievable thank you Chris is Lord for something is awesome as this tree

[@walkeriana01]

One word (well, nearly)....: mind-boggling. And to make it even better: Bilbo Baggins telling the story. I'm in total awe. Thanks so much for uploading this.

[@SOMALILANDXPRESS]

The Hobbit Are you really a hobbit?...well I'll be damned! Lol @ Baggins

[@asifhusainarastu]

Absolutely beautiful !!!! Thank you for this documentary. Shows the interdependency and the intricate balance in nature.

[@deeblestone9109]

Hi Mike - I believe they are very similar, but this was actually Ficus sycomorus. Filmed mainly in Tsavo West NP in Kenya.

[@davidforbes7772]

Mzima Springs, I believe.

[@eschwarz1003]

so Amazing; yet these types of documentaries break my heart a little because they expose the very intricate, and delicate cycles of interdependent nature; at once there is wonder and then fear of what can and is being lost.

[@vozamaraktv-art5595]

I can only imagine how much time and effort went into the making of this gem of a documentary!! It is the best documentary I've seen!

[@brianwilliamsart]

So movingly amazing! Camerawork beyond extraordinary: astonishing! The message beyond profound: universal! The interdependence of life, a lesson for us all. Echoing comments below, why didn't this win an Oscar? Everyone needs to see this film. If God is omnipresent, then the Universe itself is God, not some anthropomorphized image of an old white guy with a beard. This film is a testimony to the infinitely beautiful divinity of nature and the amazing complexity it evolves over geologic time. And we? Part of the universe that evolves awareness to be witness to that infinitely beautiful complexity. Along with Sperm Whales and dolphins and who knows what other advanced consciouness exists out there, an aspect of the Universe evolving to see/know itself. Hurray! This film is evidence we have come a good way along towards that goal.

[@zeph6439]

The Sycamore is indigenous to southern Africa, yet it was highly celebrated in ancient Egypt, as the Tree of Life. It is depicted as the sacred tree of both Goddess Isis and Goddess Hathor, who feeds devotees from the tree in the Duat, or afterlife realm.

[@2003mandiman]

Nice! 😊

[@christal2641]

Perhaps it is NOW only found in southern Africa, due to the climate change wrought by overgrazing in North Africa and Middle East.

[@ScottAJacob]

That's a fascinating detail! And, if I recall my art history, there are many depictions of this tree providing for mankind in art through the ages. The ancient cultures did indeed see this tree as symbolic of divine provision, representative of the circle of life and death. How cool! I now have a new vision to recall when I see a tree represented in art; the Sycamore Fig. Thanks for the history connection Zeph.

[@sinantara665]

In South and South East Asia it is the banyan or beringin or strangling fig, so also a fig tree, that relies on a species of fig wasps. It is also a sacred tree standing model for the tree of life depicted in openings of the shadow puppet play.

[@zeph6439]

@@sinantara665 The Tree of Life shows that we all have the same spiritual origins..: )

[@StarBPrior]

Great documentary! Thank you for sharing. What an amazing world we have!

[@ztrzte1804]

need more of these kind of films. keep up the good work.

[@annejaneke9432]

Brilliant. Very educational

[@benten3332]

i just cried a little

[@Leenyazbek]

Wow, I just spent an hour in heaven.. Just Beautiful

[@beawesley5834]

Simply stunning work on this documentary....it just goes to show how everything in this world is connected! I will show this documentary to my son when he’s a bit older. Amazing stuff!