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<span class="date"> Nov 20, 2024 by </span> <a href="https://www.sci.news/author/anderson">Natali Anderson</a> </div> </div> <div class="single-pagi"> <div class="prev-nav"> <a href="https://www.sci.news/paleontology/homotherium-latidens-cub-13439.html">« Previous </a></div> | <div class="next-nav"> <a href="https://www.sci.news/paleontology/terastiodontosaurus-marcelosanchezi-13448.html">Next »</a></div> <div class="cb"></div> </div> <div class="cb"></div> </div> </header> <section> <div id="single-heading-content">  <div class="single-right"> <article id="post-101858" class="post-101858 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-biology category-featurednews tag-africa tag-bale-mountains tag-canidae tag-canis tag-canis-simensis tag-ethiopia tag-ethiopian-highlands tag-ethiopian-jackal tag-ethiopian-red-hot-poker tag-ethiopian-wolf tag-flowering-plant tag-kniphofia tag-kniphofia-foliosa tag-nectar tag-plant tag-pollen tag-pollination tag-red-jackal"> <div class="entry-content"> <p><strong>Nectar foraging by <a href="https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/ethiopian-wolf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ethiopian wolves (<em>Canis simensis</em>)</a> may contribute to the pollination of the <a href="https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537025-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ethiopian red hot poker flower (<em>Kniphofia foliosa</em>)</a>, according to a <a href="https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.4470" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new paper</a> published in the journal <em>Ecology</em>.</strong></p> <div id="attachment_101859" style="width: 590px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://cdn.sci.news/images/enlarge12/image_13443e-Ethiopian-Wolf.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-101859" class="wp-image-101859 size-full" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13443-Ethiopian-Wolf.jpg" alt="An Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) licks nectar from the Ethiopian red hot poker flower (Kniphofia foliosa). Image credit: Adrien Lesaffre." width="580" height="901" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13443-Ethiopian-Wolf.jpg 580w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/11/image_13443-Ethiopian-Wolf-193x300.jpg 193w" sizes="(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-101859" class="wp-caption-text">An Ethiopian wolf (<em>Canis simensis</em>) licks nectar from the Ethiopian red hot poker flower (<em>Kniphofia foliosa</em>). Image credit: Adrien Lesaffre.</p></div> <p>The Ethiopian wolf — also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_wolf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">known as</a> the red jackal, the Ethiopian jackal, the Abyssinian wolf, the horse jackal, the Simien jackal or Simien fox — is the rarest wild canid species in the world.</p> <p>The species is <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/fr/species/3748/10051312" target="_blank" rel="noopener">listed</a> as <em>Endangered</em> by the IUCN, on account of its small numbers and fragmented range.</p> <p>Found only in the Ethiopian highlands, fewer than 500 individuals survive, in 99 packs restricted to 6 Afroalpine enclaves.</p> <p>The primary prey of this large carnivore are African mole-rats, though it also feeds on other rat species and hares, occasionally goslings and eggs.</p> <p>Dr. Sandra Lai, a researcher at the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme and the University of Oxford, and her colleagues observed Ethiopian wolves foraging for the nectar of <em>Kniphofia foliosa</em>.</p> <p>“<em>Kniphofia foliosa</em> is a perennial herb endemic to Ethiopia found in the Bale Mountains and other high altitude grasslands, which also host the endemic Ethiopian wolf, a top predator restricted to the Afroalpine ecosystem,” the authors said.</p> <p>“Flowers from the <em>Kniphofia</em> genus produce large amounts of nectar, which attracts a variety of bird and insect pollinators.”</p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nqLkdarQyv0?si=0GJpOF67A8yO51w1" width="580" height="326" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p>According to the team, some Ethiopian wolf individuals would visit as many as 30 blooms in a single trip, with multiple wolves from different packs exploiting this resource.</p> <p>There is also some evidence of social learning, with juveniles being brought to the flower fields along with adults.</p> <p>In doing so, the wolves’ muzzles become covered in pollen, which they could potentially transfer from flower to flower as they feed.</p> <p>This novel behavior is perhaps the first known plant-pollinator interaction involving a large predator, as well as the only large meat-eating predator ever to be observed feeding on nectar.</p> <p>“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,” said University of Oxford’s Professor Claudio Sillero, founder and director of the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme.</p> <p>“In no time, I had a taste of it myself — the nectar was pleasantly sweet.”</p> <p>“When I later saw the wolves doing the same, I knew they were enjoying themselves, tapping into this unusual source of energy.”</p> <p>“I am chuffed that we have now reported this behavior as being commonplace among Ethiopian wolves and explored its ecological significance.”</p> <p>“These findings highlight just how much we still have to learn about one of the world’s most-threatened carnivores,” Dr. Lai said.</p> <p>“It also demonstrates the complexity of interactions between different species living on the beautiful Roof of Africa.”</p> <p>“This extremely unique and biodiverse ecosystem remains under threat from habitat loss and fragmentation.”</p> <p><span style="color: #808080;">_____</span></p> <p><span style="color: #808080;">Sandra Lai <em>et al</em>. Canids as pollinators? Nectar foraging by Ethiopian wolves may contribute to the pollination of <em>Kniphofia foliosa</em>. <em>Ecology</em>, published online November 19, 2024; doi: 10.1002/ecy.4470</span></p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="single-left"> <div class="postedby"> Published in </div> <div class="single-category"><ul class="post-categories"> <li><a href="https://www.sci.news/news/biology" >Biology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sci.news/news/featurednews" >Featured</a></li></ul></div> <div class="postedby2"> <div class="postedby"> Tagged as </div></div> <div class="single-tags"> <a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/africa" rel="tag">Africa</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/bale-mountains" rel="tag">Bale Mountains</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/canidae" rel="tag">Canidae</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/canis" rel="tag">Canis</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/canis-simensis" rel="tag">Canis simensis</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/ethiopia" rel="tag">Ethiopia</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/ethiopian-highlands" rel="tag">Ethiopian Highlands</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/ethiopian-jackal" rel="tag">Ethiopian jackal</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/ethiopian-red-hot-poker" rel="tag">Ethiopian red hot poker</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/ethiopian-wolf" rel="tag">Ethiopian wolf</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/flowering-plant" rel="tag">Flowering plant</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/kniphofia" rel="tag">Kniphofia</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/kniphofia-foliosa" rel="tag">Kniphofia foliosa</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/nectar" rel="tag">Nectar</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/plant" rel="tag">Plant</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/pollen" rel="tag">Pollen</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/pollination" rel="tag">Pollination</a><a href="https://www.sci.news/tag/red-jackal" rel="tag">Red jackal</a></div> <div class="postedby3"></div> <div class="postedby3"></div> <div class="single-related"> <div class="postedby">You Might Like </div> <div class="related"> <div class="relatedpost"> <a href="https://www.sci.news/othersciences/anthropology/hominin-brain-size-13468.html"><img width="104" height="75" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2018/04/image_5897f-Homo-heidelbergensis-104x75.jpg" class="attachment-secondpostimg size-secondpostimg wp-post-image" alt="A Homo heidelbergensis, a Neanderthal and a Cro-Magnon. 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