Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The Ethiopian wolf, also known as the red jackal, is one of the world’s rarest canines as well as Africa’s most endangered carnivore.

The endangered Ethiopian wolf has been observed licking the flowers of red hot poker plants, and now scientists believe it may play a role in the distinctive plant’s pollination.

And perhaps the Ethiopian wolf is not the only nectar-loving large predator. Greater awareness of such atypical interactions might lead to new examples being discovered in other systems.

An Ethiopian she-wolf enjoying the nectar from the flowers of the commonly called red-hot poker plant 'Kniphofia foliosa.' Ethiopia on June 6, 2022. ADRIEN LE SAFFRE ...

The Ethiopian wolf is the rarest wild canid species in the world, and Africa's most threatened carnivore. Found only in the Ethiopian highlands, fewer than 500 individuals survive, in 99 packs ...

An Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) with its muzzle covered in pollen after feeding on the nectar of the red hot poker (Kniphofia foliosa).

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.

Researchers at the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme recorded Ethiopian wolves — the world’s rarest wild wolf species, of which fewer than 500 remain — feeding on the nectar of Ethiopian ...

The Ethiopian wolf was listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List in 2011.

Ethiopian wolf. (photo credit: Hotel Kaesong is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Flickr) By JERUSALEM POST STAFF NOVEMBER 24, 2024 16:00 ...

by Caroline Wood, University of Oxford November 20, 2024 New findings, published in the journal Ecology, describe a newly documented behaviour of Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis). Researchers at the ...