Facts about Gelada Social Structure

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   The overall gelada social organization forms a multi-level hierarchy, with the largest aggregations called herds sometimes exceeding several hundred individuals.

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   All-male groups, sometimes called bachelor bands, exist on the periphery of gelada society, composed of males who have not yet acquired their own one-male unit.

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   Female geladas hold long-term bonds with one another within their one-male unit, and these female relationships largely determine the social stability of the group.

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   Multiple one-male units band together into larger groups called bands, which can number in the hundreds, forming the second tier of gelada social structure.

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   Gelada social structure is built on one-male units, where a single dominant male lives with several females and their offspring.

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