Nepenthes attenboroughii digesting shrew on Mount Victoria, Palawan, Philippines

Botanist Alastair Robinson finds the undigested remains of a mountain shrew inside the giant pitcher of carnivorous plant Nepenthes attenboroughii at the top of Mount Victoria, on the island of Palawan in the Philippines. Nepenthes attenboroughii, or Attenborough’s pitcher plant, is a montane species of insectivorous pitcher plant of the genus Nepenthes. It is named after the celebrated broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough, who is a keen enthusiast of the genus. The species is characteri