Quick Facts
- Type
- Mammal
- Size
- Body 55–95 cm long (males much larger than females)
- Weight
- 10–35 kg
- Habitat
- Tropical rainforest of west-central Africa
- Diet
- Omnivore — fruit, seeds, fungi, roots, insects and small animals
- Active Time
- Diurnal
- Lifespan
- Around 20 years in the wild, longer in captivity
- Mandrills are the largest of all monkeys, and dominant males are the most colourful mammals on Earth.
- The brightness of a male's blue and red face reflects his rank, with the most dominant males being the most vivid.
- They gather in some of the largest groups of any primate, with hordes sometimes numbering hundreds of individuals.
About the Mandrill
The mandrill is the world's largest monkey and one of the most vividly coloured of all mammals. Living in the rainforests of west-central Africa, dominant males develop dazzling blue and scarlet ridges along the muzzle and an equally bright multicoloured rump, signals of rank and health that intensify with status. Mandrills are mostly ground-dwelling, foraging across the forest floor for fruit, seeds, fungi and small animals, and gather in some of the largest groups known among primates, hordes that can number many hundreds. Despite a fearsome set of canine teeth, they are generally shy, secretive animals that retreat into dense forest at any disturbance.
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