Mandrill Status - Vulnerable Life
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up to and over 46 years Total population: Unknown Location : Equatorial West Africa Gestation: 220 days Height: 56-81cm Weight: 11-27kg (approx) The male Mandrill have an orange/yellow beard and an unmistakable bright red and blue snout and rump. Females and younger Mandrills have a duller blue snout and a buff coloured beard. There are two types of group within Mandrill society. One type consists of a very large male and around 15 females. They are predominantly terrestrial. They spend most of the day on the ground, moving around at night, and sleep in a different set of trees each night. They feed on leaves, roots, fruit, seeds, nuts, green vegetation and invertebrates. |
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