The trees that shape African wildlife
Surviving
in Africa is not easy. A demanding human population increases the pressure on wilderness
areas and persecutes the animals that threaten crops and livestock. But there
are some protected areas in southern Africa where leopards, elephants and
hyenas live a sheltered existence.
Trees
Of Life tells three stories of the endurance and survival of Africa’s most
iconic natural history symbols – from predators to prey, extreme environments
and legendary trees. A pride of lions, a territorial leopard and a cheetah mother
play out their lives in the shadows of three impressive trees – the Sausage
tree in the Luangwa Valley in Zambia, the Acacia Camel Thorn, in the Kalahri in
South Africa and the Marula Tree in the Manyaleti near the Kruger National
Park.
This is the
incredible story of the hunters and the prey that depend on these remarkable
trees – the trees of life.
