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The gelada (Theropithecus gelada, Amharic: ጭላዳ, romanized: č̣əlada, Oromo: Jaldeessa daabee), sometimes called the bleeding-heart monkey or the gelada baboon, is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands, living at elevations of 1,800–4,400 m (5,900–14,400 ft) above sea level.
Theropithecus is a genus of primates in the family Cercopithecidae.It contains a single living species, the gelada (Theropithecus gelada), native to the Ethiopian Highlands.
Old World monkey genera include baboons (genus Papio), red colobus (genus Piliocolobus), and macaques (genus Macaca). Common names for other Old World monkeys include the talapoin, guenon, colobus, douc (douc langur, genus Pygathrix), vervet, gelada, mangabey (a group of genera), langur, mandrill, drill, surili , patas, and proboscis monkey.
Complete postcranial skull, partial limbs, teeth fragments, and mandibles [25] A prehistoric baboon: Theropithecus oswaldi [33] T. o. darti: Basal, Denen Dora, Kada Hadar, and Sidi Hakoma members Postcranial skulls differentiated between male and female [25] Extinct relatives of gelada baboons: T. o. ecki: Denen Dora Member Female cranium skull ...
The Cercopithecinae are a subfamily of the Old World monkeys, which comprises roughly 71 species, including the baboons, the macaques, and the vervet monkeys.Most cercopithecine monkeys are limited to sub-Saharan Africa, although the macaques range from the far eastern parts of Asia through northern Africa, as well as on Gibraltar.
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In comparison, the male gelada averages around 20 kilograms [3]). In addition, the male was most likely very colorful, with the female smaller and less colorful; the species displayed a high degree of sexual dimorphism. [2] Like most papionins, the male possessed large canine teeth, primarily for display. [1] Skull
The indigenous gelada baboons feed exclusively on grass using their massive teeth only for the intimidation of rivals. Moisture-laden clouds from the Congo Basin bring annual rains to Africa’s Water Tower that transforms the rodent's world with lush vegetation for food and cover from predators like the auger buzzard .