This behaviour is known as billing, where the female inserts her bill into the male's mouth. Shortly after, they mated.

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Gelada at Bristol Zoo Project.

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This treecreeper had a beak full of insects. Quite likely there was a nest nearby with some hungry mouths to feed

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Those massive eyes are incredible! They are bigger than any other land animal and are actually larger than the bird's brain!

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I don't very often visit zoos as I prefer to photograph animals in the wild, but there are still good photo opportunities to be had. I liked the facial expression of this yawning Gelada

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