Researchers observed Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis) feeding on the nectar of the Ethiopian red hot poker (Kniphofia foliosa) flowers, marking the first known documentation of large carnivores ...
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.
These changes included a greater focus on small game animals such as gazelles and small carnivores like red foxes and wildcats. However, the role these small animals played in the Late Natufian ...