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The Geladas of Ethiopia

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Especially in the dry season, bands join together forming grazing herds, which can number up to 1,200 animals (although 500-600 is more normal.) Competition with domestic livestock has restricted some Gelada bands to poorer foraging on steep slopes. they are the most terrestrial primate after humans. Photo by Adam Riley.

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

The Hamar women are immediately identifiable by their brick red hair braids, beautiful beaded jewelry and animal skin clothes designed to imitate gazelles. Their fragile homes, meager belongings and scant livestock attested to this, and yet the people seemed content with their lot in life. Mursi woman. A Mursi woman in full regalia.

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