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Title	Ethiopian wolf
Uploader	Vulpex, March 30, 2025; 05:58
Tags	adult, black_nose, day, ethiopian_wolf, eyes_open, facing_towards, grass, image, mouth_closed, orange_eyes, outdoors, partial_body, red_fur, single, standing, summer_coat, sunny, white_fur, wild
Source Link	www.scientificamerican.com/article/nectar-eating-wolves-may-be-pollinating-flowers
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Vulpex
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March 30, 2025; 06:15

According to the [source](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nectar-eating-wolves-may-be-pollinating-flowers/), Ethiopian wolf "may be the first large carnivore known to act as a pollinator (...) It regularly laps up sugary nectar from a tall, fiery-hued flower that adorns the animal’s high-elevation ecosystem. In the process the wolf may be serving as a pollinator, a role usually occupied by insects, birds and flying mammals—not large carnivores." Fun fact: According to [Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_wolf), Ethiopian wolf is also called "red jackal, Simien jackal or Simien fox"

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