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A wolf walks into a flower, incidentally pollinates it
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/06/nx-s1-5214776/a-wolf-walks-into-a-flower-and-appears-to-pollinate-it
* Ethiopian wolf: reddish-brown solitary hunter found only in Ethiopian highlands
* stable pop. but 500 indiv. remain
* ocass. consume nectar of plant called red hot poker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_wolf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kniphofia
Canids as pollinators? Nectar foraging by Ethiopian wolves may contribute to the pollination of Kniphofia foliosa
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.4470
#wolves #pollinators #ecology #flowers #canids #nectar
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/06/nx-s1-5214776/a-wolf-walks-into-a-flower-and-appears-to-pollinate-it
* Ethiopian wolf: reddish-brown solitary hunter found only in Ethiopian highlands
* stable pop. but 500 indiv. remain
* ocass. consume nectar of plant called red hot poker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_wolf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kniphofia
Canids as pollinators? Nectar foraging by Ethiopian wolves may contribute to the pollination of Kniphofia foliosa
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.4470
#wolves #pollinators #ecology #flowers #canids #nectar