New findings, published in the journal Ecology , describe a previously undocumented behaviour of Ethiopian wolves ( Canis simensis ). For the first time, these have been reported to feed on the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker flowers ( Kniphofia foliosa ) – the first large carnivore species ever to be documented feeding on nectar. In doing so, the wolves may act as pollinators, perhaps the first known plant-pollinator interaction involving a large carnivore. The study was carried out by