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#carnivores

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Ethiopian #wolves are the first large #carnivores found to slurp nectar sciencenews.org/article/ethiop

#Canids as #pollinators? Nectar foraging by #EthiopianWolves may contribute to the #pollination of Kniphofia foliosa: Sandra Lai et al. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wile

"As a #wolf licks nectar from the cone-shaped #flowers, its muzzle can become covered in #pollen that could get passed from flower to flower."

New, small, ancient #crocodile-like #reptile described in Brazil phys.org/news/2024-06-small-an

A new small-sized predatory #pseudosuchian #archosaur from the Middle-Late Triassic nature.com/articles/s41598-024

"Prior to the dominance of the #dinosaurs, #pseudosuchians were a common form of quadruped reptile during the #Triassic (252—201 million years ago), with some species among the largest #carnivores of the time. Smaller pseudosuchians known as #gracilisuchids lived alongside these apex predators"

DNA in the feces of snow leopards shows alpine #cats eat plants phys.org/news/2024-06-dna-fece

Metabarcoding analysis provides insight into the link between prey and plant intake in a large alpine cat carnivore, the snow leopard royalsocietypublishing.org/doi

"#felids do eat #plants despite their classification as #carnivores. In particular, Panthera uncia—or snow #leopards—seem to have a preference for a specific plant... The plant genus #Myricaria appeared the most frequently"