Figs ripening in the Mediterranean sun, France, Europe

Traditional dressed man standing in a giant banyon tree, Ekasup Cultural Village, Efate, Vanuatu, Pacific

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), measuing their strength in a threat display, Orangi River, Serengeti, Tanzania, Africa

Fresh figs, whole and cut on slices on wooden table

Strangler Fig Tree, Curtain Fig Tree (Ficus virens), rainforest, Curtain Fig Tree National Park, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia

Single fig sinking in water isolated against black background, Vertical photo

Latex sap dripping out of a cut tree in a rubber plantation, Thailand, Asia

Monument of the painter Munoz Degrain under a huge tree, Moreton Bay fig (Ficus macrophylla), Park Glorieta, Jardins de la Glorieta, Valencia, Spain, Europe

Halved Common fig (Ficus carica), studio shot against black background

Latex sap dripping out of a cut tree in a rubber plantation, Thailand, Asia

Snow-covered tree trunks in the forest, spruces (ficus) with snow, nature park Jauerling, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Snow-covered tree trunks in the forest, spruces (ficus) with snow, nature park Jauerling, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Apples, kiwi and fig in a wooden fruit basket as a healthy meal, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Apples, kiwi and fig in a wooden fruit basket as a healthy meal, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Giant sycamore fig or sycamore (Ficus sycomorus) multicentennial, giant, Rift Valley, Ethiopia

Harvesting the orchard

Harvesting the orchard

Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) swallowing a fig, Khao Yai national Park, Thailand

Freshly harvested 'Petite Grise' figs in August. Variety to be dried.

Indian banyan (Ficus benghalensis), Sainte Anne, Reunion Island, France

Indian banyan (Ficus benghalensis), Sainte Anne, Reunion Island, France