Deeble & Stone - 2014-05-03
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
It makes an African miss home.
As always with life, there's a decision to make.
Growing up in the exact environment, and remembering how peaceful it feels being totally disconnected from the stresses of the connected world with no cell phones or social media, I can't help but just miss the old lifestyle environment.
You have to live it to Understand it
The making of this documentary is worthy of making a documentary of.
AGREE
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.
Too bad this isn't in hi-def. One of the best nature documentaries ever.
Curia Regis '
I had an old pirated version from 2006 that was the most crisp video I've ever seen. I've since lost it and can't find it.... :(
Nothing more Hi Def than nature friend.
It is now available in high def on iTunes
IT'S GREAT REGARDLESS
This is the most beautiful and disgusting thing i have ever seen.
you lead such a sheltered life
lol
Bruh
And this is why pesticides are so dangerous, nature is very complex
LaughingblueSu and this is why Trump needs to be stopped he is dangerous to our planet
@F*CK tRump Are you in any way retarded or just a sad sack sick of shit that hasn't killed itself yet?
@Mohammand22 Samier Can you not dude
@F*CK tRump This is true
@MeowPau Don't be a pussy
Without a doubt, this is one of the most fascinating documentaries I have ever seen
One of the only nature documentaries that rivals BBC's best programs. It really is a masterpiece.
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.
Makes me sad to think about how many 1000s of beautiful co-evolved relationships we are destroying as we continue to alter the climate.
So look into local native plants and or food producing trees etc. ... start growing and sharing with others ... or de-litter creak n ponds etc. ... there are plenty of ways you can make a real effort! ๐
Non biodegradable herbicide toxin is altering the climate.
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!
TRUE
Yes, this documentary is perfectly made!
its hard to find good tree documentary, so many have bad attitudes like "the trees kill with chemical warfare" etc never a positive enlightening experience too often like with David Suzuki always on the warring side of nature not the nurturing side where things live in tandem not in constant competition. Type in tree documentary and besides this one with limited viewing options, there is only the easiest one to find "the stranger fig killer trees" no kidding that is the tittle. Pretty clear how the eugenicist order are forcing their anti life views on life through media to their subjects. Hardly a decent documentary on trees these days that speaks of them as sacred beings and not some killing machine as if all life is based on destruction which is the biggest most destructive lie of our time.
Absolutely fantastic. We were delighted watching this documentary. Stunning
I was rooting for each creature in this video, then they would get slaughtered.
basically game of thrones
except for the damn nematodes
This is amazing! So intricate, makes you appreciate the web of life.
Nature's Game of Thrones.
Survival of the fittest.
Best documentary ever.
+Jason Goh By definition You must be a racist if you believe in Survival of the Fittest. and Evolution
+Jaygo Tee No. This is no God's work. This is evolution.
@Jaygo you sound like an idiot
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!
THIS FILM WAS VERY ENTERTAINING ENJOYABLE.. IMAGINE THE FOOTAGE THEY HAVE
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 ๐
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!
And human beings think they're "all that." :) This is amazing! Just think what humans could accomplish if they could get it together.
All beings/races have their own particular 'superior' talents and to ignore that or diminish itย is the height of arrogance and ignorance.
kwgrid have you watched Zeitgeist Moving Forward?
@dadalala 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.
great documentary! No bullshit, just amazing images and a narrated great storyline. thank you so much for sharing it :)
Hi Mike - I believe they are very similar, but this was actually Ficus sycomorus. Filmed mainly in Tsavo West NP in Kenya.
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.
Nice! ๐
Perhaps it is NOW only found in southern Africa, due to the climate change wrought by overgrazing in North Africa and Middle East.
i just cried a little
+Ian Nova Me too.
Ian Nova me too xx
and t-Rump just pee him self again lol ๐
I didn't cry, I froze
astounding documentary - such clarity & depth - on the Value of - relationships & co-existence - Brilliant piece of work - Thank U - for - Creating & Sharing
Live Long - Love Often - Be Happy :-)
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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! :)
I saw this on PBS years ago... Maybe the best nature program I have ever seen...!
"I've got idea man / you take me for a walk / under the sycamore tree..."
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.
Lol. Yes! I'll be watching them much more closely from now on.
Hey. It's about time that humanity bowed down to trees. They have sheltered us for eons.
Thank you for sharing, this is one of the best documentaries I've ever watched, I had no idea about this mutualistic relationship.ย
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.
Daniela Martins ๐ Aboslutely ... Thank You
The best nature documentary Iยดve ever seen. Thank you for uploading this fantastic program.
Lovelyyy, what an interesting and amazing work of the three and the people who made it possible to catch all the details related to it.
I probably will never eat a fig.
Danielle Barnes they made a mistake in the video. I learned that there are male and female fig trees and we eat the figs from female trees. I male tree prevents any other male fig tree to grow but female fig trees can grow next to each other making them better for harvest etc. Figs from a female tree do not have the same exposure as figs from a male tree.
if only you knew what medicaments are made of you would puke your guts out.
Start with penicillin....
I for one love the taste of figs and the bugs in them must taste amazing too
The maggot within increases the protein content significantly, making the fruit a complete food.
TRUTH BE TOLD. DB
I SAID THE SAME THING.
YUCK !
THE best documentary ive ever seen
Amazing story of a tree told so nicely. Thanks to Deeble and Stone for creating this wonderful video on the Youtube.
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What an insight. Mother Nature loving nature. Deeble & Stone have out done themselves. Well Done!
need more of these kind of films. keep up the good work.
Brilliant. Very educational
a fantastic model of evolution. lovely to do my art to
I love the music!!!
49:52 did anyone else feel sad? ๐ญ
andrew he yes, I felt sad because it's just awful what our human species is doing in so called " progress" but it's just money making, apart from the Masai ( who don't exploit as we do) you didn't see a human here, nature should be left alone , the plains in Africa are sacred.
I love doing bio homework!!!!
13:35 wow, this right here itself is so fascinating...
Okay I regret it so much I didn't chose biology ๐ญ
you can still do it!
u don't have to take anything, watch it on youtube
Mpet Mpet But it'sโ not in Creole!
lucky
OOOOO I LUV THIS DOCUMENTARY ON THE FIGS TREE OF AFRICA IT'S MADE ME THINK HOW AWESOME JEHOVAH'S CREATIONS ARE 4US
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.
love this so much.
Loved this video. Even though I had to cover my eyes over some parts.
Truly a brilliant film.The photography is as amazing as the story of nature herself! ๐
this is amazing, I actually cried (?), and all kids should watch this to understand how everything is connected
Sherman Klump - 2015-03-06
This video probably has some of the best footage of anything anywhere, ever made. Marvelous.ย
Samwisegamgee The Brave - 2019-10-12
Hi Professor Klump how u doing? Aint seen your Alter Ego Buddy love for ages. He still sniffing pants dog.
Samwisegamgee The Brave - 2019-10-12
@VerifyVeracity : Africa was never Great. It was pretty good, but never great. Now Rome however. Rome was the shit. I say make Rome Great again. Infact why stop there. We could just make the WHOLE wurrald ( yeah i know, i spelt shit wrong ! SO. lol.
F*CK tRump - 2019-10-13
@VerifyVeracity shithole country like yours and lmao
M&M - 2019-10-15
Right
VOZAMARAK TV - 2019-11-15
Agree 100%