The gelada is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands. It’s sometimes called the bleeding-heart monkey or the gelada “baboon”. The mostly eat grassing but will also eat opportunistically eat fruits and even cereal crops. Gelada’s have a hairless, hourglass-shaped pink or red area of skin located on the chest. They display threats by flipping their upper lips back to display their teeth and gums. They also pull back their scalps to display their pale eyelids.
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