The Lion-Chested Wonders of the Ethiopian Highlands: Unveiling the Gelada
High in the rugged, mist-shrouded Simien Mountains of Ethiopia, a unique primate thrives. They are not quite baboons, though they share a distant ancestry. They are not monkeys in the typical sense, though they possess a remarkable intelligence and complex social lives. These are the geladas (Theropithecus gelada), often dubbed the "bleeding-heart monkeys" for the striking patch of bare, red...