noun
- a large brown monkey with a bare red chest patch, native to the highlands of Ethiopia
Examples
- The gelada is the only primate that feeds primarily on grass.
- Researchers studied a troop of geladas in the Ethiopian mountains.
- The male gelada’s red chest patch becomes brighter during mating season.
- Geladas live in large social groups on rocky cliffs.
- The zoo’s new gelada exhibit features authentic highland vegetation.
- Unlike other primates, geladas spend most of their time on the ground.