Closeup of a Prayerful Gelada Baboon, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia

---

These baboons are also known as bleeding heart baboons from the patch of red on their chests which glows brighter when they are in heat

---

Size: 3600px × 5400px
Location: Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
Photo credit: © Malie Rich-Griffith / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: africa, animal, anthropomorphism, babboons, baboon, baboons, behavior, beseeching, bleeding, closeup, east, endangered, endemic, ethiopia, gelada, heart, herbivore, horn, importuning, mammals, mountains, national, nature, park, portrait, praying, primaes, rare, simien, species, theropithecus, unusual, wilderness, wildlife