Wolves from three different packs were seen licking red hot poker flowers. That sweet tooth could make them the first known large predator pollinators.

There are fewer than 500 Ethiopian wolves, and they may be the first large carnivore known to act as a pollinator ...

Ethiopian wolves are carnivores but new research suggests they supplement their diet with the sweet, sticky nectar from ...

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).

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, ...

After Ethiopian wolves feed on their favorite rodents, they may be enjoying a bit of dessert and in the process helping ...

Ethiopian wolves like to lick up the flower nectar of red hot poker plants, and researchers have caught the behavior on camera Alexa Robles-Gil Daily Correspondent Most flowering plants need ...

Wolves in Ethiopia that lick the flowers of the "red hot poker" flowers are the first known large carnivores to eat nectar.

A species of wolf in Ethiopia has been filmed unexpectedly licking flowers, suggesting the carnivores could perform the role ...

Summary: For the first time, Ethiopian wolves have been documented feeding on the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker flowers.