Essay On Bronx Zoo

In the world today, there are more than 260 species of monkeys. Sadly due to the humans destroying monkeys habitat in the world, many of them are at severely low numbers. Even with lots of conservation efforts (like zoos) it is still going to be a very tough battle. The Bronx Zoo has many endangered animals; most being monkeys. “We're involved in many species programs because so many of our animals are endangered. There are a lot of cooperative efforts between zoos in this country and in other parts of the world. We're constantly helping each other and exchanging advice.” Says Jim Doherty General Curator of the Bronx Zoo.

During my visit to the Bronx Zoo I got to observe different species of monkeys. One of them being the gelada baboons. Matter of fact the gelada baboon is the only member of their genus and the last remaining species. Only geladas baboons live on high altitude grasslands which was identical to the exhibit at the Bronx Zoo. In the Bronx …show more content…
The male geladas have a ridge surrounding their head and a large veil. Both genders of the geladas have a hairless patch of skin; males have a heart shaped on the chest and an hourglass shape on females. The geladas are vocal using as many as 25 different calls to communicate with one another. There are some visual communications that the geladas used while I was at the Bronx Zoo. Which included them staring at one another with their mouth open which is a display of threat. I also saw them grooming one another which only happens with the same sex and is a sign of social bonds. While I was there I also saw the geladas monkeys in full effect of playfulness which included them rolling down the hill and playing with one another. The younger geladas were also following their mother all around at some point the mother tried escaping them to the top of the rocks- which the children soon found the mom. So far, the gelada is not on the endangered species