Geladas For Cooperation
@geladasbridges.bsky.social
Research project on the social behaviour of geladas in Ethiopia (PI: Elisabetta Palagi; co-PI: Bezawork Afework). Follow our scientific and social journey!
Check out this video on our new research! 🔊🐒
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May 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Check out this video on our new research! 🔊🐒
@lucapedruzzi.bsky.social @ethos-research.bsky.social
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@lucapedruzzi.bsky.social @ethos-research.bsky.social
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Life on the field 🐒
May 6, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Life on the field 🐒
With great joy and surprise, we received more donations, and we wasted no time! Today, we could donate school supplies to the 76 students of Godo Elem. School, where many of our friends and "field assistants" study. A perfect way to end an unforgettable year in Ethiopia❤️
May 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
With great joy and surprise, we received more donations, and we wasted no time! Today, we could donate school supplies to the 76 students of Godo Elem. School, where many of our friends and "field assistants" study. A perfect way to end an unforgettable year in Ethiopia❤️
A thoughtful gelada under the wind of the Ethiopian highland
Pic by @bettapalagi
Pic by @bettapalagi
May 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
A thoughtful gelada under the wind of the Ethiopian highland
Pic by @bettapalagi
Pic by @bettapalagi
Just the time to arrive in Ethiopia and tomorrow our project PI @bettapalagi will give a seminar at the Addis Ababa University about primate sociality 🐒
@Dip_Bio_Unipi
@TheLeakeyFndtn
@Dip_Bio_Unipi
@TheLeakeyFndtn
May 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Just the time to arrive in Ethiopia and tomorrow our project PI @bettapalagi will give a seminar at the Addis Ababa University about primate sociality 🐒
@Dip_Bio_Unipi
@TheLeakeyFndtn
@Dip_Bio_Unipi
@TheLeakeyFndtn
It might look like I’m posing but I’m actually desperate trying to identify the too many geladas in front of me 😅
@geladas_bridges #fieldlife
@geladas_bridges #fieldlife
May 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It might look like I’m posing but I’m actually desperate trying to identify the too many geladas in front of me 😅
@geladas_bridges #fieldlife
@geladas_bridges #fieldlife
We finally delivered the first part of the materials for the schools of Debre Libanos purchased thanks to the donations of many of you 📚It was a day filled with joy and strong emotions. Your generosity and trust mean a lot to us! For more info and pics, see our Ig/Fb pages
May 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
We finally delivered the first part of the materials for the schools of Debre Libanos purchased thanks to the donations of many of you 📚It was a day filled with joy and strong emotions. Your generosity and trust mean a lot to us! For more info and pics, see our Ig/Fb pages
We are back on the field🐒 already facing the many challenges of field life! But as geladas do… we also quickly adapt!
@TheLeakeyFndtn @Dip_Bio_Unipi @EthosLabo
@TheLeakeyFndtn @Dip_Bio_Unipi @EthosLabo
May 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
We are back on the field🐒 already facing the many challenges of field life! But as geladas do… we also quickly adapt!
@TheLeakeyFndtn @Dip_Bio_Unipi @EthosLabo
@TheLeakeyFndtn @Dip_Bio_Unipi @EthosLabo
🚨 Presenting our new publicationon @IntJPrimatology at the conference of the Italian Society for Zoology (UZI) in Pisa! 🐒 @TheLeakeyFndtn geladas and baboons interspecies interactions!
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
May 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🚨 Presenting our new publicationon @IntJPrimatology at the conference of the Italian Society for Zoology (UZI) in Pisa! 🐒 @TheLeakeyFndtn geladas and baboons interspecies interactions!
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
A congress with (also) gelada gadgets, that’s what we like 😎
Italian Society of Zoology, 83rd conference, University of Pisa (designed by Fosca Mastrandrea
Italian Society of Zoology, 83rd conference, University of Pisa (designed by Fosca Mastrandrea
May 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
A congress with (also) gelada gadgets, that’s what we like 😎
Italian Society of Zoology, 83rd conference, University of Pisa (designed by Fosca Mastrandrea
Italian Society of Zoology, 83rd conference, University of Pisa (designed by Fosca Mastrandrea
Last week we presented first data from our @geladas_bridges project at the conference of the Italian Society for the study of Animal Behaviour @sie_etologia in Turin! Emotions and prosociality in vocal exchanges of wild geladas… so happy and proud 🐒 @EthosLabo @TheLeakeyFndtn
May 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Last week we presented first data from our @geladas_bridges project at the conference of the Italian Society for the study of Animal Behaviour @sie_etologia in Turin! Emotions and prosociality in vocal exchanges of wild geladas… so happy and proud 🐒 @EthosLabo @TheLeakeyFndtn
Missing life on the field while planning our next data collection!
Stay tuned 🐒
#research #primatology
@TheLeakeyFndtn
Stay tuned 🐒
#research #primatology
@TheLeakeyFndtn
May 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Missing life on the field while planning our next data collection!
Stay tuned 🐒
#research #primatology
@TheLeakeyFndtn
Stay tuned 🐒
#research #primatology
@TheLeakeyFndtn
Thanks to all the people who came yesterday to know about our project 🐒 and who helped us with the fundraising 👫 (check previous posts to know more)
We thank Equitiamo for hosting us in such a beautiful location in San Rossore (Pisa)
@TheLeakeyFndtn
We thank Equitiamo for hosting us in such a beautiful location in San Rossore (Pisa)
@TheLeakeyFndtn
May 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Thanks to all the people who came yesterday to know about our project 🐒 and who helped us with the fundraising 👫 (check previous posts to know more)
We thank Equitiamo for hosting us in such a beautiful location in San Rossore (Pisa)
@TheLeakeyFndtn
We thank Equitiamo for hosting us in such a beautiful location in San Rossore (Pisa)
@TheLeakeyFndtn
Last week I had the great opportunity of presenting the work we are doing at the @EFP_2024 in Lausanne #EFP2024 !yawn vocalizations in geladas, facial mimicry and mutual gaze in joint play in rhesus macaques… and more 🐒
May 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Last week I had the great opportunity of presenting the work we are doing at the @EFP_2024 in Lausanne #EFP2024 !yawn vocalizations in geladas, facial mimicry and mutual gaze in joint play in rhesus macaques… and more 🐒
Please spread this and help us with our second fundraising for the schools of the community of Debre Libanos! The first one was successful but now we want to involve more people 🫶🏾🫶🏻 don’t hesitate to contact us here or @GalottiAlice ! Every penny helps
May 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Please spread this and help us with our second fundraising for the schools of the community of Debre Libanos! The first one was successful but now we want to involve more people 🫶🏾🫶🏻 don’t hesitate to contact us here or @GalottiAlice ! Every penny helps
We are back after an amazing period of data collection in Ethiopia… now it’s time to start analyzing data! Ethiopian students who worked with us on the field will now spend a mobility period in Pisa (Italy) working with our team! 🐒Cooperation and inclusivity @TheLeakeyFndtn
May 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
We are back after an amazing period of data collection in Ethiopia… now it’s time to start analyzing data! Ethiopian students who worked with us on the field will now spend a mobility period in Pisa (Italy) working with our team! 🐒Cooperation and inclusivity @TheLeakeyFndtn
Kings and queens of the Ethiopian highlands 🇪🇹 @geladas_bridges
Pics by @bettapalagi
Pics by @bettapalagi
May 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Kings and queens of the Ethiopian highlands 🇪🇹 @geladas_bridges
Pics by @bettapalagi
Pics by @bettapalagi
We had a day filled with surprise, joy, and gratefulness when the community organized an event to make us feel part of Debre Libanos. An incredible emotion and honor for all of us! This is why our project goes beyond the study of gelada sociality! @TheLeakeyFndtn 🐒🐒🐒
May 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
We had a day filled with surprise, joy, and gratefulness when the community organized an event to make us feel part of Debre Libanos. An incredible emotion and honor for all of us! This is why our project goes beyond the study of gelada sociality! @TheLeakeyFndtn 🐒🐒🐒
Our two PIs clearly highlight the importance of #womeninscience across countries! @bettapalagi and Bezawork Afework 🐒🐒🐒
@TheLeakeyFndtn
@TheLeakeyFndtn
May 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Our two PIs clearly highlight the importance of #womeninscience across countries! @bettapalagi and Bezawork Afework 🐒🐒🐒
@TheLeakeyFndtn
@TheLeakeyFndtn
Finally the PI of our project @bettapalagi is on the field with us! We’ve been following our focal gelada groups since 2 months now! Thanks again to @TheLeakeyFndtn and @EAZAFund for your support! Stay tuned 🐒
May 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Finally the PI of our project @bettapalagi is on the field with us! We’ve been following our focal gelada groups since 2 months now! Thanks again to @TheLeakeyFndtn and @EAZAFund for your support! Stay tuned 🐒
Behind the scenes: our wonderful team composed by students of both Addis Ababa University and University of Pisa. The science is powerful when the efforts are shared! Stay tuned for more news from Debre Libanos, Ethiopia 🇪🇹🐒 @TheLeakeyFndtn @EAZAFund
May 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Behind the scenes: our wonderful team composed by students of both Addis Ababa University and University of Pisa. The science is powerful when the efforts are shared! Stay tuned for more news from Debre Libanos, Ethiopia 🇪🇹🐒 @TheLeakeyFndtn @EAZAFund
Our data collection has started! Stay tuned 🐒 enjoy some amazing geladas in their natural environment (Debre Libanos, Ethiopia) @TheLeakeyFndtn @EAZAFund
May 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Our data collection has started! Stay tuned 🐒 enjoy some amazing geladas in their natural environment (Debre Libanos, Ethiopia) @TheLeakeyFndtn @EAZAFund
In response to Debre Libanos community hospitality towards our project and thanks to your donations, we could help students in need from local schools (Finota Tsidk, Addis Alem, Dahana, Telladu, Ysabay). A great emotion for all of us! (pictures taken with schools consent) 🐒❤️
May 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
In response to Debre Libanos community hospitality towards our project and thanks to your donations, we could help students in need from local schools (Finota Tsidk, Addis Alem, Dahana, Telladu, Ysabay). A great emotion for all of us! (pictures taken with schools consent) 🐒❤️
Many thanks to all zoos part of @EAZAFund and geladas EEP for supporting us through BRIDGES: NaturZoo Rheine, @RotterdamZoo, @ZOOBOISSIERE, @ParcoNaturaViva, @dudleyzoo, @zoostfelicien, Stuttgart Wilhelma zoo, CERZA Conservation, Giardino Zoologico Pistoia, Parco Zoo Falconara 🐒
May 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Many thanks to all zoos part of @EAZAFund and geladas EEP for supporting us through BRIDGES: NaturZoo Rheine, @RotterdamZoo, @ZOOBOISSIERE, @ParcoNaturaViva, @dudleyzoo, @zoostfelicien, Stuttgart Wilhelma zoo, CERZA Conservation, Giardino Zoologico Pistoia, Parco Zoo Falconara 🐒
Just come back from a preliminary mobility to Ethiopia for our collab. project between @Unipisa and @AddisAbabaUnive !
A lot of bureaucratic stuff… but also lots of amazing geladas in amazing landscapes!
Thanks to the PI @bettapalagi and to Dr. Bezawork Afework!
A lot of bureaucratic stuff… but also lots of amazing geladas in amazing landscapes!
Thanks to the PI @bettapalagi and to Dr. Bezawork Afework!
May 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Just come back from a preliminary mobility to Ethiopia for our collab. project between @Unipisa and @AddisAbabaUnive !
A lot of bureaucratic stuff… but also lots of amazing geladas in amazing landscapes!
Thanks to the PI @bettapalagi and to Dr. Bezawork Afework!
A lot of bureaucratic stuff… but also lots of amazing geladas in amazing landscapes!
Thanks to the PI @bettapalagi and to Dr. Bezawork Afework!