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The Geladas of Ethiopia

10,000 Birds

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! Competition with domestic livestock has restricted some Gelada bands to poorer foraging on steep slopes.

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

Their fragile homes, meager belongings and scant livestock attested to this, and yet the people seemed content with their lot in life. Game was not plentiful but the highlight was finding a beautiful female Leopard with her cub next to the road, and along the Mago River, a Da Brazza’s Monkey gorging himself on figs. Mursi woman.

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