Definition of mandrill Mandrill

/mæˈndɹɪl/ - [mandril] - man•drill

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Noun

Plural: mandrills

mandrill - baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters
  Mandrillus sphinx
  baboon large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
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  • mandrill (n.)
    a large West African baboon (Cynocephalus, / Papio, mormon). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red.

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  • The Mandrill ("Mandrillus sphinx") are the most colourful primates in the world. The skin colours brighten as the animal gets more excited.

    Description.

    Males have an orange/yellow beard and an unmistakable bright red and blue snout and rump. Females and juveniles have a duller blue snout and a buff beard. Mandrills can live for over 46 years. They feed on fruits, leaves, roots, seeds, nuts, greens and invertebrates.

    Habitat.

    Mandrills live in Cameroon and Gabon. Mandrills live in dense rainforest and coastal forests, although they will sometimes venture into savannah.

    Behaviour.

    There are two distinct group types in mandrill society. One type consists of one very large male and an average of 15 females. The other group-type is multi male and multi female, and can include up to 200 members. Mandrills are predominantly terrestrial. They sleep in trees at a different site each night.

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