Ethiopian wolves are carnivores but new research suggests they supplement their diet with the sweet, sticky nectar from ...
After Ethiopian wolves feed on their favorite rodents, they may be enjoying a bit of dessert and in the process helping ...
Endangered Ethiopian wolves feed on the nectar of red hot poker plants, and may transport pollen from flower to flower as ...
New findings, published in the journal Ecology, describe a newly documented behavior of Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis).
Ethiopian wolves feed on red hot poker nectar, becoming unexpected pollinators and highlighting the need for conservation.
Researchers have observed some wolves visiting as many as 30 flowers at a time, drawn by their apparently sweet and delicious ...
During observations, some wolves visited as many as 30 blooms in a single trip. While most wolves only visited a few flowers, ...
Ethiopian wolves like to lick up the flower nectar of red hot poker plants, and researchers have caught the behavior on camera ...
Summary: For the first time, Ethiopian wolves have been documented feeding on the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker flowers.
Wolves in Ethiopia that lick the flowers of the "red hot poker" flowers are the first known large carnivores to eat nectar.
So Oxford University ecologist Sandra Lai and team suspect these otherwise strict meat eaters may be spreading that pollen ...