Tag Archives: Simien Mountains

Fieldwork Update, Week 2 (originally published 5-21-08)

Posted on July 29, 2008 by

Hello again from the Simien Mountains. We had our first experience with hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas) this past week. The hamadryas baboons do not normally live at the same altitude as the geladas (Theropithecus gelada), but instead come up from … Continue reading →

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Fieldwork begins (originally published 5-14-08)

Posted on July 22, 2008 by

Greetings from the roof of Africa! Wonderful advances in technology allow me to update this site from 3000 meters above sea level in the heart of Simien Mountains National Park (SMNP), Ethiopia. I arrived here at Sankebar (our base camp) … Continue reading →

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