Endangered Ethiopian wolves are the first predators to be seen eating nectar from flowers, research conducted by Western scientists Sandra Lai, Don-Jean Léandri-Breton, and Adrien Lesaffre said.
"We report the visitation to inflorescences of the Ethiopian red hot poker by a large carnivore, the Ethiopian wolf, in the Bale Mountains of southern Ethiopia. Wolves were observed foraging for nectar on these flowers, which deposited relatively large amount of pollen on their muzzles, suggesting they could contribute to pollination," the study said.
The research suggested that nectar from flowers of the Kniphofia genus also attracts a variety of bird and insect pollinators. According to it, the Ethiopian wolves could eat nectar from at least 30 blooms in one trip.