Gelada

Gelada

Order : Primates
Family : Cercopithecidae
Subfamily : Cercopithecinae
Genus : Theropithecus

Facts about the genus Theropithecus, the gelada

Gelada (Theropithecus gelada) is an Old World monkey, found only in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea. (Full text)

Gelada Gelada in the news Gelada (Theropithecus gelada) is an Old World monkey, found only in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea. (Full text)

Lawn mowing gelada: Besides humans, the gelada are the most terrestrial primate. (Full text)

The male gelada is almost twice as large and much more colorful than the female. (Full text)

The teeth of the gelada are similar to those of other grazing mammals; the teeth are designed to prolong the life of the teethrow. (Full text)

Theropithecus gelada, as a gelada is properly called, is the last species in a once great dynasty of grass-grazing primates. (Full text)

Within Africa the gelada is "permited to be hunted, killed, or collected only on government authority, but only providing it is in the national interest or for the purpose of science" (Dunbar, 1993: 582). (Full text)

Gelada (Theropithecus gelada) is a species of Old World monkey, found only in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea. (Full text)

Gelada The gelada (Theropithecus) is a dark, shaggy-maned baboon found in Ethiopia of the family Cercopithedcidae. (Full text)

Gelada (Theropithecus gelada) is an (Full text)

Richman (1976) found that gelada are able to produce sounds that are synonymous with the vowel and consonant sounds (notably fricatives, plosives and nasals, as well as sounds articulated in different parts of the vocal tract such as labials, dentals and velars) that were hitherto thought to be distinctive features (Full text)

Today, gelada are restricted to the Ethiopian highlands, where troops of hundreds may be seen feeding on grasses. (Full text)

Much of life for a young gelada is spent tumbling and play fighting, and there are always lots of playmates around. (Full text)

Geladas (Theropithecus gelada) are Old World monkeys, found only in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea. (Full text)

GELADA The gelada (Theropithecus) is a dark, shaggy-maned baboon found in Ethiopia of the family Cercopithedcidae. (Full text)

The chief method of food digestion in the Gelada is thorough mastication; thus, the nutrient extraction abilities of the Gelada are much poorer than those of the grazing ungulates, with whom they share similar diets . (Full text)

Theropithecus geladaRüppell, 1835 Gelada (Theropithecus gelada) is an Old World monkey, found only in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea. (Full text)