Hello all! This is my first post since arriving in the Simien Mountains National Park (SMNP), Ethiopia two weeks ago. Over the next two months, I will update BA&BHB with information gleaned from my pilot research on bachelor geladas living in all-male units here in SMNP. The past few weeks have been extremely busy–learning new bachelors, catching up with males from last summer who have since entered harems, adjusting to the altitude (~3200 meters above sea level), and trying out new recipes at our base camp for my colleagues’ pleasure (or displeasure).
Please check back in the coming weeks for updates from SMNP.
Filed under: Animal Behavior, Fieldwork, Primatology | Tagged: bachelor, behavioral endocrinology, Fieldwork, gelada
