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The Geladas of Ethiopia

10,000 Birds

Their scientific name is Theropithecus gelada, the former word meaning “beast-ape” in Greek. In fact, Geladas so seldom climb trees that we actually witnessed several big males falling out and others being too boisterous and breaking off massive branches, with both the branch and the monkey hitting the ground rather solidly!

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