Mandrill

Scientific name: Mandrillus sphinx

Size: 55-110cm

Diet: Omnivore

Origin: Africa

IUCN status: Vulnerable

Threats: Deforestation, poaching for bushmeat

Zoos I have seen them: La Vallee des Singes, Tierpark Hellabrunn, Chester Zoo, Natura Artis Magistra

Interesting fact: The largest of the monkeys, the mandrill and its cousin, the drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), both have a similar body shape to baboons, and were once included in the same genus, Papio. They are in fact closer relatives of the mangabeys (Cercocebus).