gelada
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A large monkey from Ethiopia with a short tail and a bare patch on its chest
- noun
- /dʒəˈleɪdə/
- UK
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gelada
- And in non-human primates, such as mandrills and gelada baboons, red is an indicator of male dominance and is expressed more intensely in alpha males.
- gelada baboon
Examples
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During our safari, we were thrilled to see a troop of gelada monkeys interacting in their natural habitat.
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Está gelada!
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Given this situation, one might very well expect to find some sort of frontal self-mimicry of the type seen in the gelada baboon.
Academic text (1997) -
In the Ethiopian mountains, we observed a group of gelada monkeys grazing on the grasses.
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The gelada is unique among monkeys for its bare chest and social behavior.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word gelada comes from a local Ethiopian name for this monkey. They are often called 'bleeding-heart' monkeys because of the bare red patch on their chest, so gelada brings to mind the large Ethiopian monkey with a bare chest and short tail.