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A species of wolf in Ethiopia has been filmed unexpectedly licking flowers, suggesting the carnivores could perform the role of giant, ground-bound bees.
So Oxford University ecologist Sandra Lai and team suspect these otherwise strict meat eaters may be spreading that pollen from oneflowers, which deposited a relatively large amount of pollen on their muzzles, suggesting they could contribute to pollination," the teamThe video provided in Supplementary Information from the very interesting paper by Lai and co-authors in Ecology, showing potential pollination by Ethiopian wolves of Kniphofia foliosa! 🐺If they are contributing to...
"I first became aware of the nectar of the Ethiopian red hot poker when I saw children of shepherds in the Bale Mountains licking the flowers,"University of Oxford conservation biologist Claudio Sillero."In no time, I had a taste of it myself – the nectar was pleasantly sweet."
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