Gelada (Theropithecus gelada) Fact Sheet: Managed Care

Europe

• Early records
  
  • 1877: 1st gelada housed at the Alexandra Palace, London (Hill 1970)

North American zoos

• Early records
• 1901: 1st gelada housed at the Bronx Zoo (Bridges 1974; Putman 2007)
• San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZG)
  
• 1950: 1st geladas housed at the San Diego Zoo (Putman 2007)
• 1 male and 3 females
• 2010: most recent record of gelada housed at the San Diego Zoo (Putman 2007; ZIMS 2014)

North American Managed Populations

• Few individuals currently housed within North American zoos; as of October 2014 (Putman 2007; ZIMS 2014)

Bridges (1974)
Hill (1970)
Putman (2007)
ZIMS (2014)