Yotam Ottolenghi

Buckwheat, like Marmite and durian, is a seriously divisive foodstuff, so it needs a seriously capable defence team if it's ever going to make it on to most people's dinner tables.

Israeli Chef

Durian's strong odor is divisive, making it banned in some public places for its overpowering scent.

Polarizing Smell

In Southeast Asia, durian is often seen as a symbol of taste and social standing, due to its unique flavor.

Cultural Symbol

The shell's spikes require careful handling to avoid injuries when cutting open a durian.

Handling Care

 By traveling between flowers while feeding on nectar and fruits, these bats transport the pollen and seeds that help plants reproduce. In Southeast Asia, for example, the cave nectar bat is the only pollinator of the durian fruit. Other bats pollinate peaches, bananas, and the agave plants that tequila is made from. Without them,

The truth about bats -...

 they're gone forever with the current rate of destruction they're amazing animals high EQ IQ and EQ amazing animals I'll tell you a little bit more but first I want to show you a sequence from one of my tree blinds with a female orangutan having a feast on durian it's

Mattias Klum: Lions,...

 intelligent they have this enormous memory especially for when it comes to fruiting trees and where to find them and they make reconnaissance trips to different trees so they know exactly that well three years from now this durian tree will fruit so some

Borneo: Paradise Under...

 did things happen what happens in your part of the world etc etc so that's the idea and well it's not about just us telling you all the answers it's about sharing and debating durian thank you brilliant I say fantastic and if you're

Safari Live - Day 162 PIPE...

 after an hour i found on the forest floor the rhines and cores of durian fruit which i knew was the favorite food of the orangutan i showed it to the dyer could come with

Zoo Quest For A Dragon...

 invasion is underway staff at hotels watch nervously for a food that is putrid wretched and loved by millions meet the durian fruit their smell is hard to describe

Funky Smelling Fruit PIPE...

 edible plants and how to avoid the poisonous ones and how to charge when fruit like this durian has ripened to perfection

Mother Orangutan Teaches...

 edible plants and how to avoid the poisonous ones and how to judge when fruit like this durian has ripened to perfection

Incredible Orangutan...

 after an hour I found on the forest floor the rinds and cause of durian fruit which I knew was the favorite food

Young David Attenborough...

 certain death but the reward is worth the risk Oh beautiful durian right here