Мандрил (Mandrillus sphinx) — это вид крупных обезьян, обитающий в тропических лесах и скалистых районах Камеруна, Габона, Экваториальной Гвинеи и Конго. У него бурая или тёмно-серая шерсть, белый живот и характерная раскраска морды с жёлтой бородой и синей полосой, проходящей по центру носа, а также синими подушками по краям от неё.
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Animal Facts
The mandrill is the largest monkey species in the world.
A group of mandrills is called a 'horde'; a horde can include up to 1300 individuals. Female mandrills live in family groups and all help each other with raising infants.
Mandrills have large cheek pouches that they store food in, often hiding food from their group mates to eat it in peace later.
The bright colours of a male mandrill's face and hindquarters are caused by testosterone and indicate the male's dominance level.
In 'The Descent of Man', Charles Darwin wrote that 'no other member in the whole class of mammals is coloured in so extraordinary a manner as the adult male mandrill'.