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Mandrill

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The mandrill is a primate of the Old World monkey family, closely related to the baboons and even more closely to the drill. It is found in southern Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Congo. Mandrills mostly live in tropical rainforests and forest-savanna mosaics. They live in groups called hordes. Mandrills have an omnivorous diet consisting mostly of fruits and insects. Their mating season takes place from June to October.

Both the mandrill and the drill were once classified as.. more

Similar species: Primates
Species identified by Graeme Ruck
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By Graeme Ruck

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Uploaded Sep 22, 2013. Captured Sep 23, 2013 10:00.
  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO800
  • 210mm