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a day in the life for all geladas begins

a day in the life for all geladas begins on the edges of the cliff in the morning

on the edges of the cliff in the morning

on the edges of the cliff in the morning they wake up with the sunrise and slowly

they wake up with the sunrise and slowly

they wake up with the sunrise and slowly ascend kind of to the edge of the high

ascend kind of to the edge of the high

ascend kind of to the edge of the high plateau they’ll spend an hour or maybe

plateau they’ll spend an hour or maybe

plateau they’ll spend an hour or maybe more they’re socializing with each other

more they’re socializing with each other

more they’re socializing with each other grooming fun times napping and then the

grooming fun times napping and then the

grooming fun times napping and then the juveniles go off in flight once the kind

juveniles go off in flight once the kind

juveniles go off in flight once the kind of social periods and morning is

of social periods and morning is

of social periods and morning is finished they begin a daily ranging

finished they begin a daily ranging

finished they begin a daily ranging pattern where they’ll walk inland as a

pattern where they’ll walk inland as a

pattern where they’ll walk inland as a big group eating grass and herbs you

big group eating grass and herbs you

big group eating grass and herbs you want to spend a lot of their time when

want to spend a lot of their time when

want to spend a lot of their time when they’re not feeding building social

they’re not feeding building social

they’re not feeding building social relationships with each other and what

relationships with each other and what

relationships with each other and what that means that they spend a lot of time

that means that they spend a lot of time

that means that they spend a lot of time grooming one another particularly in

grooming one another particularly in

grooming one another particularly in different pairs and then as the day

different pairs and then as the day

different pairs and then as the day proceeds they look back around at night

proceeds they look back around at night

proceeds they look back around at night geladas are vulnerable to predation and

geladas are vulnerable to predation and

geladas are vulnerable to predation and so to avoid potential for hyenas or even

so to avoid potential for hyenas or even

so to avoid potential for hyenas or even leopards to act themselves spend their

leopards to act themselves spend their

leopards to act themselves spend their nights sleeping perched on cliffs that

nights sleeping perched on cliffs that

nights sleeping perched on cliffs that overhang the greatest Valley and by dusk

overhang the greatest Valley and by dusk

overhang the greatest Valley and by dusk they’re grooming and then socializing a

they’re grooming and then socializing a

they’re grooming and then socializing a little bit before they go over the edge

little bit before they go over the edge

little bit before they go over the edge of the cliff for tonight’s issues

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