In the Bale Mountains, the Ethiopian wolf's primary prey are big-headed African mole-rats, though it also feeds on grass rats, black-clawed brush-furred rats, and highland hares.
Other secondary prey species include vlei rats, yellow-spotted brush-furred rats, and occasionally goslings and eggs.
Ethiopian wolves have twice been observed to feed on rock hyraxes and mountain nyala calves.
In areas where the big-headed African mole-rat is absent, the smaller East African mole-rat is targeted.
In the Simien Mountains, the Ethiopian wolf preys on Abyssinian grass rats.
Undigested sedge leaves have occasionally been found in Ethiopian wolf stomachs.
The sedge possibly is ingested for roughage or for parasite control.
The species may scavenge on carcasses, but is usually displaced by free-ranging dogs and African golden wolves.
It typically poses no threat to livestock, with farmers often leaving herds in wolf-inhabited areas unattended.
In the Bale Mountains, the Ethiopian wolf's primary prey are big-headed African mole-rats, though it also feeds on grass rats, black-clawed brush-furred rats, and highland hares. Other secondary prey species include vlei rats, yellow-spotted brush-furred rats, and occasionally goslings and eggs. Ethiopian wolves have twice been observed to feed on rock hyraxes and mountain nyala calves. In areas where the big-headed African mole-rat is absent, the smaller East African mole-rat is targeted. In the Simien Mountains, the Ethiopian wolf preys on Abyssinian grass rats. Undigested sedge leaves have occasionally been found in Ethiopian wolf stomachs. The sedge possibly is ingested for roughage or for parasite control. The species may scavenge on carcasses, but is usually displaced by free-ranging dogs and African golden wolves. It typically poses no threat to livestock, with farmers often leaving herds in wolf-inhabited areas unattended.
Ethiopian wolf