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The gelada gathering

Sankaber, Simien Mountains · October

Photo: Geertchaos / CC BY-SA 4.0

Male gelada in the Simien Mountains
Photo: Geertchaos / CC BY-SA 4.0

We sat quietly as hundreds of gelada grazed around us, chattering and grooming on the edge of the escarpment.

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