Corpse Flower Stinks of Death I The Green Planet I BBC Earth

It appears to have fur, whiskers and teeth. Its blood-red surface is tough and warty, and it reeks of death. But this is no animal… Rafflesia is also known as the stinking corpse lily because of its powerful scent: rotting meat. But why has it picked this pungent smell? #GreenPlanet will open your eyes to an undiscovered kingdom like never before…this is life from the perspective of plants. 🌱 Subscribe: Watch more: Planet Earth Blue Planet Planet Earth II Planet Dinosaur The Green Planet (2022) Join Sir David Attenborough and step into a hidden world full of remarkable behaviour, emotional stories and surprising heroes. Using specialist cameras, this spectacular series allows us to travel beyond the power of the human eye, to look closer at the interconnected world of plants, showcasing over two decades of new discoveries. From deser