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 are the rarest wild canid species in the world and Africa's most threatened carnivore, with fewer than 500 ...

Ethiopian wolves are the rarest species of canid, or dog, in the world, and Africa's most-threatened carnivores. Found only in the Ethiopian highlands, there are fewer than 500 of them spread over ...

Ethiopian wolves almost exclusively prey on small rodents — the nectar simply supplements their meat-based diet, according to Sillero.

For the first time, Ethiopian wolves have been documented feeding on the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker flowers. This is the first large carnivore species ever to be documented feeding on nectar.

The Ethiopian wolves aren’t the only canids known to eat sweets. Researchers have documented gray wolves in North America scarfing down blueberries — but that’s less for flavor and more to ...

Still, Steenhuisen says the Ethiopian wolves appear to have joined the ranks of a growing list of mammals likely involved in pollination — bats, mice, squirrels, mongooses, honey possums ...

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.

She says the Ethiopian wolves appear to have joined the ranks of a growing list of mammals likely involved in pollination - bats, of course, but also mice, mongooses, honey possums, giraffes, and ...

Ethiopian wolves are one of the most endangered animals in Africa, and the rarest wild canine species in the world; there are currently fewer than 500 individuals left, according to the statement ...

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.