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Mandrill

Mandrillus sphinx

  • The largest living monkey in the world – about as heavy as a ten year old child.
  • Most colourful monkey on the planet, even remarked as such by Charles Darwin in 1871.
  • The brighter the face, the more dominant the male.
  • Live in some of the largest groups of any primate, once recorded at 1350 – a measurement taken when they crossed the road.
  • Canines are nearly 7cm long!

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