GELADA BABOONS:

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                  Communication to eachother

Grooming: when indivisuals eat eachothers parasites, and dead skin

it is commonly occured in with the same sex

nose-to-nose greeting: when 2 baboons meet then they rub eachother noses this means it is a friendly gretting

social mounting: this for friendly reasurrance

Reproduction: only one baby in there life time, but the top monkey may have more

                           Communication

staring: This display by the gelada baboon is used as a threat display

The eyes are fixed on the stimulus and the eyebrows are raised and the scalp is retracted

the facial skin is also stretched by moving the ears back

Under the eye lids the color is different which contrasts sharply with the surrounding facial color

 A starring Gelada baboon

staring with open mouth: This is the stare with  the mouth being open, but the teeth are covered

This is a threat expression and often occurs with head-bobbing like a rocker going wild

head-bobbing: This is used as a threat display by the gelada baboon and head bobs up and down

This often occurs with staring with open mouth as seen above

tension yawning: This is done by an adult male gelada baboons

This is when the mouth is opened fully to reveal the canines(sharp teeth)

Happens when a rival group or a predator is approaching the community

lipsmacking: This is when the lips are protruded, then smacked together repeatedly.

lip-flip: This is a variation on the fear grimace which is an expression of fear

the mouth is open, and the upper lip is flipped up, as a result, the pink gums are showing

 Gelada Baboons are lip flipping

                         Behaviors

The gelada baboon forms in groups numbering up to 400 individuals

the basic social unit is the family (a large adult male, his female entourage (up to a dozen or more), and young.)

The groups do not have a clearly defined territory

gelada baboon descends to grasslands or pastures to find roots, bulbs, grass and other green plants, and small animals.

It only rarely eats insects.

It remains close to the rocky terrain, where at night the group splits up to sleep on small ledges on the vertical cliffs.

                      Description

The deeply grooved face

dark brown

nostrils, which are set well back in the nose, are turned upward.

The body has three hairless areas which are a central area beneath the throat, and 2 symmetrical red areas on the chest (hourglass-shaped for females).

There are four round gray calluses at the rear.

The short tail has a dark brown tuft of longer hairs at the tip.

The male has a thick mane that hangs halfway down his back

Looks: females                                   males

22 inches in length                    28 inches in length

25 lbs.                                     50 lbs.

tail is 14 inches                         17 inches

 Gelada Baboons: Male

The community of Gelada Baboons