You'd have to be like Indiana Jones and hack your way through a thick jungle if you want to find the rafflesia – and even then, this beautiful flower doesn’t just grow on trees, because it ...

In this video, we explore the strange biology of Rafflesia, why it evolved to smell like death, and the conservation challenges it faces. Animalogic Posted: March 7, 2025 | Last updated: March 7, 2025 ...

and photos of each other taking photos of the flower. We can’t stop. Then we realise we’ve forgotten to sniff. Most Rafflesia smell awful because they seduce flies (I’ll return to that); an ...