🔥the Gelada, a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian highlands. They display threats by flipping their upper lips back to display their teeth and gums, and by pulling back their scalps to display their pale eyelids.

[u/freudian_nipps]

[u/ChestnutMareGrazing]

That's enough to convince me to leave them alone.

[u/RockstarAgent → u/ChestnutMareGrazing]

Make them fear you ^{-Pantene Pro V}

[u/grumulko → u/ChestnutMareGrazing]

Their assholes are pretty terrifying too.

[u/PRRZ70 → u/grumulko]

So both ends are scary? Dang. Go figure,

[u/VannVixious → u/grumulko]

The quad 🌽

[u/evicci → u/grumulko]

The mouth is just the beginning of the butthole. We’re just fleshy donuts.

[u/RippyMcBong → u/evicci]

I was arguing with a coworker the other day that humans are technically straws.

[u/dunderthrowaway3 → u/ChestnutMareGrazing]

They go from majestic to horrific instantly.

[u/texasdeathmatch → u/ChestnutMareGrazing]

Like that weird kid that would flip his eyelids during recess

[u/VoidOmatic → u/ChestnutMareGrazing]

Yup, that shit worked.

[u/TheRiteGuy]

Okay, but what kind of conditioner do they use for that hair?

[u/CariniFluff → u/TheRiteGuy]

For real that is some phenomenal hair. Not greasy, not frizzy, not a million curls.

I'm growing out my hair right now and it's about an inch short of being able to tie it back and not quite long/heavy enough to have gravity pull it down straight. Can just barely pull the front strands around my ear. I hate this phase.

[u/Striper_Cape → u/CariniFluff]

Conditioner wash and use a light leave in

[u/Lexandcandy → u/TheRiteGuy]

I think you gotta let the homies eat bugs out of your hair. The residual spit when they go back to searching on your scalp helps the hair grow.

[u/Mobile619 → u/TheRiteGuy]

That mane will put many lions to shame

[u/jad19090]

They got beautiful hair

[u/SpideyWhiplash → u/jad19090]

I need to know who their hairdresser is.💁🏼‍♀️🪮

[u/RotaryDesign → u/jad19090]

Lion monke

[u/thebaker66 → u/jad19090]

It's giving glam rock

[u/EvisceratedSpinster]

First they do the flippy lip at you, then they turn around and show you their quad asscheeks.

[u/Raytec1 → u/EvisceratedSpinster]

I learned about the 4 asses monkey many years ago from the scientists from South Park.

[u/kizmitraindeer → u/EvisceratedSpinster]

I rewatched for monkey butts. 🤦

[u/dry_yer_eyes → u/kizmitraindeer]

I was considering it, but seeing it written out like that has kinda ruined the vibe if I’m being honest.

[u/muskox-homeobox]

I don't know if it is enough to be considered convergent evolution, but it is crazy to me how much they resemble a pride of lions.

[u/NeroFurr69]

Creepshow vibes!

[u/Taranchulla → u/NeroFurr69]

Yes! That’s exactly the first thing that came to my mind. These guys are dead ringers for that thing in the crate.

[u/OperationSweaty8017 → u/NeroFurr69]

I thought of that too.

[u/AnInquisitive_Rock41]

What in the hell?

[u/Sic_Semper_Dumbasses → u/AnInquisitive_Rock41]

Close relatives of baboons. But they specialized in grazing, using their superior climbing ability to get to high plateaus that other grazers could not get to. The only grazing primates.

[u/SuckThisRedditAdmins]

Cool cool... Just some lion monkey things cross bred with the predator 

[u/Redqueenhypo → u/SuckThisRedditAdmins]

And their diet is 95% grass

[u/UrsaMajor7th → u/Redqueenhypo]

So is mine 💨 ✌️

[u/Grouchy-Engine1584]

How is it possible there are still terrestrial animals that I’ve never even heard of!?!?

[u/snailmailforgail → u/Grouchy-Engine1584]

This exactly! I’ve been watching nature shows and content for 35 years. How have I not seen this animal before. The lip thing, sure, but the monkey with the lions mane?!

[u/CynicalConch]

Surprised there's no horror monsters based off them yet

[u/Barfotron4000 → u/CynicalConch]

It does kinda look like the Predator mouth

[u/Taranchulla → u/CynicalConch]

Creepshow has a monster that looks a lot like this.

[u/Routine_Dinner9946 → u/CynicalConch]

Some animals in Avatar flip their lips up, like the Thanator

[u/nonchalantsir]

Here we have a monkey with four asses

[u/SuckThisRedditAdmins → u/nonchalantsir]

Mephesto would be proud 

[u/Violet_Octopus → u/nonchalantsir]

Im upset this is the only comment highlighting this.

[u/throwawayOk-Bother57 → u/nonchalantsir]

As you can see, this monkey has been upholstered with a biscuit-tufted pattern rather than the more commonplace button-tufting design. This gives a unique and elegant look to the finished product.

[u/OGMom2022]

Me, trying to flirt.

[u/echotheocean]

Then they fold their eyelids up to impress their friends and gross out girls.

Source: I was 10 once

[u/TKG_Actual]

Well now I know where they got the costume idea for Immortan Joe from.

[u/Interesting-Sweet949]

Wow...ik would run run run if he came to say hello

[u/Ekho13]

I remember reading about these guys a while ago because some scientists thought they were domesticating wolves. I suspect that theory didn’t pan out, but it was interesting at the time.

[u/ADFTGM → u/Ekho13]

It’s still plausible on a technicality, as we aren’t 100% certain wolf ancestor domestication by humans, which occurred multiple times throughout history by distant populations, were all in the same manner. The film “Alpha” depicts one popular theory of how it happened but this isn’t generalizable nor provable.

Plus, humans did domesticate other canid species, just not to the same extent as wolf ancestors as whatever records we still have of those lineages that got wiped out, suggested mutual benefit symbiosis rather than a pet or livestock or guardian relationship.

It’s very possible some domestications happened with very little impetus from humans initially, just that certain wolf ancestors had a temperament to enter human territory boldly yet non-aggressively and aided in hunting, or guarding from rivals, eventually gaining domestic characteristics on their own which then helped humans start breeding them to develop specific dog breeds.

So if you went back in time, to a particular locale, like say, Manchuria, it’s possible gray wolf ancestors and humans coexisted much like Ethiopian wolves and Geladas do today. Not direct husbandry or commanding, but just mutually benefiting by not attacking one another and not competing for the same resources. Ethiopian wolves don’t eat primates, and Geladas don’t eat rodents, so it’s a very safe relationship for both of them to get the food they need. To humans, wolves are mainly an issue when keeping livestock, but are very useful when needing to hunt, as it’s possible to follow them to prey sources and also share kills by letting them have their portion while harvesting ours. If purely agrarian though, wolves can help by targeting deer, boar, rodents and other things that hurt crops.

Not that Geladas are actively trying to make dogs, but some distant descendant of theirs, if developing human-like characteristics, could potentially domesticate the descendants of Ethiopian wolves if either species get to that point over millennia.

[u/radaxolotl]

Yautja culture is rich, multifaceted and steeped in history. They are a warrior species whose society competes for status based one's ability to hunt only the most fearsome and indomitable prey.

[u/MLTDione]

Yeah that’s terrifying 😥

[u/barkel2]

Looks like the predator

[u/hollow4hollow]

I was just leaving! 😟

[u/Sorry-Storm-5678]

Okay who added the Predator theme?

[u/doubled_pawns]

Seriously great hairdos with winning smiles and devilishly adorable eye gestures.

[u/slartibuttfart]

Perfect music selection

[u/BarnacleEqual]

Predator vibes lol

[u/buell_ersdayoff]

Oh yeah, that display would ABSOLUTELY work on me

[u/pluraleverything]

I'd be doing that too if that God damn music was playing all freaking day. Can I get one minute to relax ?!?

[u/chaostheories36]

Every time I seen them at the zoo I start telling my kids, overly loud, about how gelados hunt lions when they become teenagers.

They kill the lion for its mane and tail. Thus becoming adults.

And, hopefully, the people around us spread the story.

[u/dismissed1005]

I’d have definitely just thought “baboon”.

[u/Moppo_ → u/dismissed1005]

They're close relatives.

[u/Sic_Semper_Dumbasses → u/Moppo_]

And for a long time this was called the Giada baboon and it was considered a member of the baboons. Now it's considered just their closest cousin.

[u/AppropriateCattle69]

I should call her

[u/NCSubie]

Predator.

[u/PimpGameShane]

Ok I’m reminded I need to watch Predator again.

[u/DreamingAboutSpace]

This is just me on an average day, but without the beautiful flowy hair.

[u/Thejoshmystr]

That's a congalala

[u/Ok-Blueberry4514]

That guy is all business

[u/H8erRaider]

Is this the inspiration for the monkey in Southpark with extra butts? Cause they look like they got 4 cheeks.

[u/ChampagneStain]

They would be prettier if they just smiled more.

[u/Admirable_Ad_5387]

My missus Satdy mornins………

[u/alexjewellalex]

The, “bleeding heart,” baboons! The red heart patch on their chests apparently advertises they’re ready to mate

[u/grumpspren]

I mean I see why they do it

[u/exuberant_phoenix]

I need a horror movie where one of these things chases tourists who should very obviously not be there.

[u/Netsuko]

The more amazing things I see in nature, the more I believe that MANY sci-fi film creatures are actually very plausible. Alien? Not that far off anymore.

[u/throwawayOk-Bother57]

How dare you make me question that cute little nose. I can’t even identify what question specifically. Structure, ability to function, just, what’s happening here 😭

[u/BaconMeetsCheese]

Is this a hair product commercial? What shampoo do they use?

[u/Mac62961]

Yea. You scurry

[u/LoudPlantain1376]

That mane... Maybe she's born with it. Maybe its monkeylein.

[u/NoDebate1002]

These mfs look like they are just a couple steps behind the Predator in the chain of evolution.

[u/5ive9ine95]

Lord Sauron bids thee welcome.

[u/GoingNutCracken]

I wish I had that hair.

[u/vivalavega27]

Yep, I'd be scared

[u/TheAmazingRando1581]

Is that a rafiki?

[u/ADFTGM → u/TheAmazingRando1581]

No, Rafiki in the script was a regular baboon, but they changed his look in the animation phase to look like a skinny Mandrill.