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Mandrill

Animal Facts

  • Genus:

    Mandrillus

  • Species:

    Mandrillus sphinx

  • Conservation
    Status:

    Endangered

  • Found In:

    Africa

  • Length:

    45-94cm

  • Height:

    45-65cm

  • Weight:

    10-37kg

Meet the amazing Mandrills!

Adelaide Zoo is home to two male mandrills, Tabah and Jumoke.

The dominant male, Tabah, was born on 5 April 2005 at Melbourne Zoo and arrived at Adelaide Zoo in 2008. Jumoke, the younger of the two, was born on 9 October 2017.

If you’re trying to tell them apart, Tabah is the larger mandrill with longer hair and a striking blue, purple and pink rump.

Their favourite treats include coconuts, peanuts, sultanas and a variety of stimulating enrichment items carefully prepared by the zoo’s dedicated volunteers.

The world’s most colourful primate, the Mandrill, is native to the tropical rainforest and forest savannahs of southern Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Congo.

Mandrills live in large family groups called “hordes” that can reach up to 845 individuals. These groups are made up of adult females and their offspring. Males live solitary lives and only enter hordes during the breeding season.

The Mandrill is omnivorous, consuming mainly fruits, leaves, seeds, eggs and invertebrates. They are mostly terrestrial (lives on the land), but are more arboreal than baboons and are known to feed in the rainforest canopy.

The greatest threat to the Mandrills is habitat loss caused primarily by deforestation and the hunting for the bushmeat trade.

Love Mandrill? There are many ways you can help support these colourful monkeys!

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