The Ethiopian wolf is a reddish-brown solitary hunter only
found in the highlands of Ethiopia…the animals occasionally
consume the nectar of a plant called the red hot poker. In other
words, the carnivorous Ethiopian wolf may also be a pollinator.
—NPR News
Stop me if you’ve heard this one:
A wolf walks into a flower. Drinks.
Nectar, straight. The good stuff.
Next day, he’s back. This time,
he brings a pup. He drinks. Pup
watches. Pup drinks. Gets pollen
all over its snout. The two of them,
just covered. Adorable. Next day,
same thing. Day after that. After
that. Flower to flower. Year to year.
The wolves grow. The flowers grow.
Everything grows. And the flowers,
they’re red. The wolves are red, too.
And yellow pollen all over. Everywhere,
just red and yellow and growing.
