Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) walking past Banyan Ficus sp tree. Ranthambhore National Park, India.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / 1000 year old grove of Banyan fig trees (Ficus benghalensis) Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Old gentleman, guardian of the sacred banyan fig trees, Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May 2017.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / 1000 year old grove of Banyan fig trees (Ficus benghalensis) Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May 2017.

Roland Seitre / Banyan fig (Ficus benghalensis) Touaourou mission, Yate, South Province, New Caledonia

Roland Seitre / Banyan fig (Ficus benghalensis) Touaourou mission, Yate, South Province, New Caledonia

Cyril Ruoso / Fig (Ficus sp) tree, showing aerial roots which form minor trunks, Kuala Selangor National Reserve, Malaysia

Barrie Britton / Roots of Banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) descending into limestone sink-hole in Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, Madagascar. Photograph taken on location for BBC 'Wild Madagascar' Series, August 20...

David Pattyn / Hanuman / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) family resting in roots of Banyan tree. Ranthabore National Park, India, June.

David Pattyn / Northern Plains gray / Hanuman Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) family resting in Banyan tree whilst playful juvenile is swinging at tail of adult, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India

David Pattyn / Northern Plains gray / Hanuman Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) three langurs resting in between the roots of a Banyan tree that is growing on steep mountain side, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan,...

Bernard Castelein / Southern plains grey langur ( Semnopithecus entellus / Presbytis entellus) group sitting in Banyan tree, Sawai Modhopur, Rajasthan India