COVER PHOTO: In The Scientific Naturalist section of this issue, Lai et al. (Article e4470; doi: 10.1002/ecy.4470) document the Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) foraging for nectar from the Ethiopian red hot poker (Kniphofia foliosa) in the Bale Mountains of southern Ethiopia. Therophily—the pollination of plants by non‐flying mammals—plays an important role in pollination with up to 87% of flowering plants depending on a wide variety of animal species for their pollination. Examples of carnivore species foraging for nectar are continuing to be discovered and present future opportunities for research of lesser‐known pollen vectors. The cover image from Figure 1 in their paper depicts an Ethiopian wolf nectar foraging in a large Ethiopian red hot poker field of the Web Valley, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. Photo credit: Adrien Lesaffre. image

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封面图片：在本期的“科学博物学家”部分，Lai 等人（文章 e4470;doi： 10.1002/ecy.4470）记录了埃塞俄比亚狼 （Canis simensis） 在埃塞俄比亚南部贝尔山脉从埃塞俄比亚红热扑克 （Kniphofia foliosa） 中觅食花蜜。Therophily——非飞行哺乳动物对植物的授粉——在授粉中起着重要作用，高达 87% 的开花植物依赖于多种动物物种进行授粉。食肉动物物种觅食花蜜的例子不断被发现，并为研究鲜为人知的花粉载体提供了未来的机会。他们论文中图 1 的封面图片描绘了埃塞俄比亚狼花蜜在埃塞俄比亚贝尔山国家公园 Web Valley 的大型埃塞俄比亚红热扑克场中觅食。照片来源：Adrien Lesaffre。图像