Watch an Ethiopian wolf slurp nectar from a flower | Science News

An Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) laps up nectar from three Ethiopian red hot poker flowers (Kniphofia foliosa) in the country’s Bale Mountains National Park. Anecdotal reports from researchers monitoring the wolves suggest that they hunt rodents during the day and slurp nectar in the afternoon, says wildlife biologist Sandra Lai, almost like the carnivores are getting dessert.

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Video Credit: S. Lai et al/Ecology

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