Monday, January 23, 2012

Mandrills







Mandrills are the world's largest species of monkey.  They are social primates, living in groups with a dominant male, several females and their offspring.  Smaller groups will band together, forming large troops that can have over 600 individuals.  Leopards are a natural predator of mandrills.  Mandrills are also hunted by humans for the bushmeat trade and are threatened by habitat loss for agricultural purposes.

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