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almost 3 years ago

The #gelada #Theropithecus #gelada (#Cercopithecidae, #Simiiformes) is a lesser-known #primate #species #endemic to the #Ethiopian Highlands, from which at least two subspecies can be distinguished. Geladas are related to #baboons, but from which they differ biologically and morphologically. A special character (apomorphy) of the geladas is a red spot on the chest of both sexes. The hairless area turns bright red in males during the mating season. In females, red warts are then formed in the appropriate place. Unlike baboons, the #nostrils are not directed downwards, but appear to lie slightly to the side. Another very striking character of the Geladas concerns their #food preferences, because they feed mainly on #grasses, which they can grasp well with the help of well developed fine motoric skills of their hands. This food preference is unique within primates. The #socialstructure, however, is similar to that of some other Cercopithecidae. One male groups are the unit, i.e. groups with one male and several females with their offspring. In addition, however, there is another group form, which consists only of young males. A peculiarity is that it is the #females who choose their males and lead the groups. For example, if a male from a unisex group wants to join a mixed group and expel the alpha male there, it is ultimately not the outcome of the competition that is decisive, but the preferences of the females. However, I have not yet found any references to the literature on how the latter can reach a unanimous decision. As already mentioned, Geladas are endemic to the highlands of Ethiopia. There, the animals that only live on the ground are well adapted to life on the edge of steep slopes. Their climbing skills in this terrain are only surpassed by the walia ibex #Capra #walie (#Caprinae, Bovidae) occurring in the same habitat. Many aspects of the gelada biology remain largely unexplored. D. Abate and Z. Girma (2022) studied the #activitypatterns of meta gelada populations outside of protected areas, since there was hardly any data on this available. In particular, groups in the Kotu forest and associated grasslands in northern Ethiopia were studied more closely, namely in wet and dry seasons. According to this, geladas spent 61.65% of the scanned time #eating and 18.49% #moving activities. For this purpose, behaviors were recorded at 15-minute intervals between sunrise and sunset using the instantaneous scan sampling method. Food and moving activities were more frequent in the dry season than in the wet season. Most feeding activities took place in the early morning and late afternoon. The unmistakable morphological similarities with baboons of the genus Papio can, for example, based on a #phylogenetic work by D. Zinner et al. (2009) traced back to a last common ancestor (by using nuclear DNA sequences). Geladas appear in the phylogenetic tree of this publication as a sister group to a clade consisting of #Rungwecebus and Papio. © #StefanFWirth Berlin 2023 sources: D. Abate and Z. Girma (2022): https://t.co/x06Z2ikSIV D. Zinner et al. (2009): https://t.co/ePjBjZKIl6 Photo: Gelada (Theropithecus gelada gelada) male, near Debre Libanos, Ethiopia, author Charles J. Sharp, 26 December 2017, 13:56:01, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

wirthstef's tweet photo. The #gelada #Theropithecus #gelada (#Cercopithecidae, #Simiiformes) is a lesser-known #primate #species #endemic to the #Ethiopian Highlands, from which at least two subspecies can be distinguished. Geladas are related to #baboons, but from which they differ biologically and morphologically.

A special character (apomorphy) of the geladas is a red spot on the chest of both sexes. The hairless area turns bright red in males during the mating season. In females, red warts are then formed in the appropriate place. Unlike baboons, the #nostrils are not directed downwards, but appear to lie slightly to the side. Another very striking character of the Geladas concerns their #food preferences, because they feed mainly on #grasses, which they can grasp well with the help of well developed fine motoric skills of their hands. This food preference is unique within primates. The #socialstructure, however, is similar to that of some other Cercopithecidae. One male groups are the unit, i.e. groups with one male and several females with their offspring.

In addition, however, there is another group form, which consists only of young males. A peculiarity is that it is the #females who choose their males and lead the groups. For example, if a male from a unisex group wants to join a mixed group and expel the alpha male there, it is ultimately not the outcome of the competition that is decisive, but the preferences of the females. However, I have not yet found any references to the literature on how the latter can reach a unanimous decision.

As already mentioned, Geladas are endemic to the highlands of Ethiopia. There, the animals that only live on the ground are well adapted to life on the edge of steep slopes. Their climbing skills in this terrain are only surpassed by the walia ibex #Capra #walie (#Caprinae, Bovidae) occurring in the same habitat.

Many aspects of the gelada biology remain largely unexplored. D. Abate and Z. Girma (2022) studied the #activitypatterns of meta gelada populations outside of protected areas, since there was hardly any data on this available. In particular, groups in the Kotu forest and associated grasslands in northern Ethiopia were studied more closely, namely in wet and dry seasons.

According to this, geladas spent 61.65% of the scanned time #eating and 18.49% #moving activities. For this purpose, behaviors were recorded at 15-minute intervals between sunrise and sunset using the instantaneous scan sampling method. Food and moving activities were more frequent in the dry season than in the wet season. Most feeding activities took place in the early morning and late afternoon. The unmistakable morphological similarities with baboons of the genus Papio can, for example, based on a #phylogenetic work by D. Zinner et al. (2009) traced back to a last common ancestor (by using nuclear DNA sequences). Geladas appear in the phylogenetic tree of this publication as a sister group to a clade consisting of #Rungwecebus and Papio.
© #StefanFWirth Berlin 2023

sources:

D. Abate and Z. Girma (2022):
https://t.co/x06Z2ikSIV

D. Zinner et al. (2009):
https://t.co/ePjBjZKIl6

Photo: Gelada (Theropithecus gelada gelada) male, near Debre Libanos, Ethiopia, author Charles J. Sharp, 26 December 2017, 13:56:01, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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Peppermint Narwhal @PepomintNarwhal

over 3 years ago

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d'Oliveira Coelho @Gangryong

about 4 years ago

Using this method we found #Theropithecus to be a key taxon in predicting the occurrence of both Homo and Paranthropus.

PAGEPress Publications @PagePgp

over 4 years ago

#Diurnal #activity patterns and feeding ecology of #geladas (#Theropithecus gelada) in Ankober District at Kundi, North Shewa, Ethiopia | Tropical Zoology https://t.co/2M0jo4eXBU

Yasmina Avià @Yas_Avia

over 6 years ago

#Theropithecus gelada by Eduard Rüppell (1835) courtesy @FieldMuseum https://t.co/sjlsxGwPTf

Blodico @blodico

over 6 years ago

Así se alimentaba hace millones de años un babuino ya extinto #Theropithecus #Universidad #Cartagena https://t.co/9lksFeX39U #followme

Laura M Martínez @lauranthropus

over 6 years ago

Gracias @UniBarcelona por la difusión de nuestro artículo sobre la dieta de #Theropithecus de #CuevaVictoria https://t.co/QqtzfBSZHy

PaleoBaboon Research Project @paleobaboon

over 6 years ago

Nuevo artículo publicado por @lauranthropus sobre la paleoecología de T. oswaldi de la Península Ibérica #paleobaboon #paleodiet #cuevavictoria #theropithecus.

Laura M Martínez @lauranthropus

over 6 years ago

Hemos publicado el primer estudio de caracterización de la dieta del primate T. oswaldi del yacimiento de #CuevaVictoria. El único fósil encontrado de esta especie en Europa. https://t.co/lkF71OqHe3 @UniBarcelona @FundlaCaixaCAT

Olaya García Nos @eulagnos

over 6 years ago

En pocos meses volveremos al Pleistoceno inferior con un curso donde Cartagena volverá a ser uno de los focos clave a través de Cueva Victoria. En breve más info! @CuevaVictoria1 #Cartagena #CuevaVictoria #Prehistoria #Paleontología #Theropithecus #Homo #Uned

PaleoBaboon Research Project @paleobaboon

over 7 years ago

A couples of weeks ago, @Yas_Avia selecting skulls of Papio for scanning at the @Le_Museum. #papio #theropithecus #baboon #paleobaboon #paleodiet #evolution #humanevolution #Africa #primates

paleobaboon's tweet photo. A couples of weeks ago, @Yas_Avia selecting skulls of Papio for scanning at the @Le_Museum.

#papio #theropithecus #baboon #paleobaboon #paleodiet #evolution #humanevolution #Africa #primates https://t.co/vKlnQ9ddUU

PaleoBaboon Research Project @paleobaboon

over 7 years ago

Second day of work in the MNHN of Paris (@Le_Museum) scanning Papionini skulls. Picture by @Yas_Avia #paleobaboon #papionini #skull #papio #theropithecus @lauranthropus @A_PerezPerez_UB @Biociencies_UAB @AntroBiologica @UBDivulga @BiologiaUB @UABBarcelona

paleobaboon's tweet photo. Second day of work in the MNHN of Paris (@Le_Museum) scanning Papionini skulls. Picture by @Yas_Avia

#paleobaboon #papionini #skull #papio #theropithecus @lauranthropus @A_PerezPerez_UB @Biociencies_UAB @AntroBiologica @UBDivulga @BiologiaUB @UABBarcelona https://t.co/54sVHKcc8s

PaleoBaboon Research Project @paleobaboon

over 7 years ago

We return to the superb Muséum nationale d'Histoire naturelle of Paris (@Le_Museum) to scan the skulls of Theropithecus gelada. #paleobaboon #theropithecus #gelada #baboon #papio @lauranthropus @UABBarcelona @UniBarcelona @Biociencies_UAB @BiologiaUB @AntroBiologica

paleobaboon's tweet photo. We return to the superb Muséum nationale d'Histoire naturelle of Paris (@Le_Museum) to scan the skulls of Theropithecus gelada.

#paleobaboon #theropithecus #gelada #baboon #papio @lauranthropus @UABBarcelona @UniBarcelona @Biociencies_UAB @BiologiaUB @AntroBiologica https://t.co/BrxF9rgKLF

MorphoLab Barcelona @MorphoLabBCN

about 8 years ago

Bibliographic research day at @MorphoLabBCN, reading #Theropithecus by @NinaJablonski1 and #EvolutionaryHistoryOfPrimates by Szalay and Delson 🐒📚 #paleobaboonproject #primates #research

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