: a large baboon (Mandrillus sphinx synonym Papio sphinx) of central Africa west of the Congo River with the male having a bright red and blue muzzle
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Recent Examples on the WebNikki turned 37 in January, even though mandrill monkeys typically do not live past their early twenties, according to the zoo.—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2024 Baby mandrills nurse for anywhere from six to 12 months and remain close to their mothers even after weaning, according to the release.—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2024 According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the mandrill is listed as vulnerable.—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2024 The living animals seized included sacred ibises, white-faced capuchins, tortoises and Burmese pythons, while the 28 dead animals included an alligator, a mandrill and a green-winged macaw, according to a search warrant.—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023 Authorities also recovered animal body parts such as a giraffe head, zebra legs and a mandrill head, according to a search warrant obtained by PEOPLE
Dozens of animals have been found dead at a Virginia zoo as part of an animal cruelty investigation launched by state authorities.—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023 The mandrills could detect infection status based on smell alone: mandrills presented with two bamboo stalks rubbed in feces strongly avoided a stalk rubbed with droppings from another mandrill that had lots of parasites.—Scientific American, 1 July 2020 Riccardo Pansini and Jan de Ruiter from Durham University watched a 18-year-old mandrill called JC clean his toenails out using small splinters.—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2011 The ride sees guests sitting in the arms of a mandrill while dodging jungle hazards before rocketing to the summit of the 55ft tall Jaguar Shrine – and then travelling the track backwards.—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 14 May 2023
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