The Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) is the rarest wild canid species in the world and Africa’s most threatened carnivore. AdvertisementSandra Lai at the University of Oxford and her colleagues observed wild Ethiopian wolves lapping up the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker (Kniphofia foliosa) flowers. The wolves are thought to be the first large carnivore species ever to be recorded regularly feeding on nectar. Sign up to our Wild Wild Life newsletter A monthly celebration of the biodiversity of our planet’s animals, plants and other organisms. “It’s very exciting.”Lai and her colleagues at the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme now hope to dig deeper into the behaviour and its ramifications.

Source: Ethiopian News November 21, 2024 10:18 UTC