Book 17, Question 70
Who Shows Up When a Fig Tree Is Full of Fruit?
A fig tree full of fruit is like a giant buffet, and the whole forest comes to eat! Monkeys, parrots, toucans, bats, and many other animals visit at all hours. Figs ripen in large crops, so there is plenty to share.
More fun facts
- A fig tree full of fruit draws birds, bats and dozens of monkeys.
- One scientist has seen a hundred monkeys in a single fig tree.
- Each fig tree fruits at a random time, so there is always a fig party somewhere in the forest.
- Fig flowers are tucked inside the unripe fruit.
- Animals eat figs and drop the seeds far away, helping new fig trees grow.
Sources: National Geographic
Questions kids ask
Where are a fig's flowers?
Fig flowers are tucked inside the unripe fruit.