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The Geladas of Ethiopia

10,000 Birds

We were able to spend hours sitting right in amongst super-groups of 500-600 Geladas that just carried on with their daily business in total oblivion to our presence. The basic Gelada social unit is a harem (or unimale group) made up of a dominant male and several females (1-12), their young and sometimes subordinate males.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Nonetheless, they adjusted their behavior to allow Babyl to remain with the group. Caledonian crows live in small family groups and youngsters learn to fashion and use tools by watching adults. I wondered what in the world he’d brought back and discovered the wet ball of fur was a very young bunny.

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