Photo of the Day #491: Male gelada

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A male gelada (Theropithecus gelada), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.


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A male gelada (Theropithecus gelada), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
A gelada (Theropithecus gelada), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
A Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
A gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.

I have read a lot about an extinct relative of the gelada, the gorilla-sized Theropithecus oswaldi. The modern gelada is imposing enough, a baboon 3or 4 times larger must have been downright intimidating!

By Raymond Minton (not verified) on 12 Feb 2009 #permalink