Mandrills are one of my favourite animals to see when I visit the zoo. The young ones are very acrobatic and entertaining to watch.
Here are 5 interesting facts about them:
- Mandrills are the largest monkeys in the world, with males growing up to 80cm tall.
- The males are very colourful, with red, white and blue on their face, a yellow beard, long sharp fangs and a brightly coloured backside.
- Female mandrills have a bright red and swollen backside during mating season.
- Mandrills live in large groups of up to 600-800 animals.
- They live in Western Africa, in the countries of Gabon, Cameroon, Equitorial Guinea and Congo.
I hope that you found these facts interesting and learned something new.
Are there any other interesting facts that you would like to share about mandrills?