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25-APR-2009

Geladas

Simien Mountains

Barely visible on the large male in the center is a "lip-flip" display. What you see in pink is the upper gum. Later there will be one or two images where I show this up close. Its meaning is not clear to me. It has variously been described to indicate fear, reassurance, or a threat.

Canon EOS 50D
1/320s f/8.0 at 24.0mm iso200 full exif

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