Gelada Baboon

The Bronx Zoo has a large, open grassy hillside where some Gelada baboons, Theropithecus gelada, reside. In the wild, their home range is limited to the Ethiopian highlands.

Gelada Baboon at Bronx Zoo

Gelada Baboon at Bronx Zoo



Gelada Baboon teeth, large canines

Gelada Baboon teeth, large canines

male Gelada Baboon

male Gelada Baboon

male Gelada Baboon

male Gelada Baboon

There is also a specimen preserved in the Museum of Natural History’s old-fashioned Hall of Primates.
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