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Basking in the glory

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: Helen : (is currently photographing in Melbourne, Australia) on 12 January 2018 in Animal & Insect.

I took this shot of the Gelada male in the wild up in the Simean Mountains, Ethiopia at 4200 mètres.

The gelada is often called the bleeding-heart monkey or the gelada baboon, it is a species of Old World monkey not a baboon. It is found only in the e Simien Mountains in the Ethiopian Highlands. Geladas are grazers and spend most of their time eating grass and ground plants.

Source: Wikipedia

Canon EOS 5D Mark III 1/1000 second F/8.0 ISO 1250 560 mm

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Aw!! He seems t be weighed down by some deep sorrow !!!

12 Jan 2018 9:04am

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love your CRISP images H, he looks a bit skeptical, the little fella!

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& Congratulations, dear Helen! :)

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Giant portrait with attitude, bravo Helen.

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