Ethiopia Groups Hunting Science 
10,000 Birds
JUNE 11, 2013
This was the local name meaning “ugly” used for these primates by the people of the Gonder area in northern Ethiopia when the German naturalist Rüppell “discovered” this species for science in the 1830’s. We were also fortunate to witness an amazing interaction between a bachelor group and harem males. Photo by Adam Riley.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 10, 2012
Barbets are a group of medium sized, chunky, generally colorful, frugivorous, hole-nesting near-passerines, that are popular targets for anyone birding in the tropics. The diminutive Tinkerbirds are Africa’s smallest barbets, depicted here is Red-fronted Tinkerbird photographed at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Image by Hugh Chittenden.
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