Among the humming flash of sunbirds and insects drawn to the flowers, an unusual visitor appears: the Ethiopian wolf.

Ethiopian wolves feed on the sweet nectar of a local flower, picking up pollen on their snouts as they do so - which may make them the first carnivores discovered to act as pollinators.

Ethiopian wolves may be carnivores ... But if they are, it could make them the first known large carnivore species to do so. James Cahill, a biological sciences professor who studies pollination ...

Researchers documented this behavior in wolves from different packs, suggesting it may be a learned trait. Photo by Adrien Lesaffre. Lai, et al (2024) Ecology Journal In the Ethiopian highlands ...

Ethiopian wolves mostly subsist on a diet of small rodents. Credit: Adrien Lesaffre Researchers documented the canines visiting up to 30 flowers at a time. Credit: Adrien Lesaffre The evidence gat ...

Every year in the highlands of Ethiopia ... and typically only small species do it, such as civets or mongooses. Omnivorous bears, such as sun bears, may eat nectar too, although it is poorly ...