Witness the Expert Mountaneering of the Gelada Baboon
Not yet published by Vanessa Boiser
Country: Ethiopia 
The Experience
most monkeys can't live up here, but geladas are unique they are the only monkey who surviv entirely on grass. some groups are 800 strong. live in the highlands of ethiopia. grazes amongst walbecks (mountain goats). power in numbers wolves won't attack. at night retreat to the high cliffs.
Ethiopia - Simien Mountains
Ethiopia - Simien Mountains
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