MANDRILL BABOON

MANDRILLUS SPHINX

Jennifer Ford
Bio
Prof. Gunther
DESCRIPTION

• The largest monkeys off all

monkeys
• Extremely colorful
• Blue and Red skin
• Brightly hued rumps- shading of
color can vary
• Extremely long canine teeth
 BEHAVIOR

• They are terrestrial

• Communicate through scent marks, vocalizations,

and body language
• Can shake their head or even grin! – showing
canines usually means it’s a friendly gesture.
• Loud human like scream, usually in the beginning of
the day.
• If they are upset they beat the ground energetically

• They have cheek pounches to store snacks for later

consumption.
• Very active on ground. But can climb and sleep on
trees. (Females particular hunt in trees, males on
the ground)
• Live in troops. Can have dominant male and a dosen
females or gather in multi-male/multi female groups
that can include some 200 individuals.
 HABITAT AND DIET

Found in tropical
rainforests, grasslands of
Ominovores- seeds, roots,
southern Cameroon,
insects, amphilins,
Gabon, Equatorial
reptiles
Guinea, Congo in
western-central Africa.

Mandrills who are in zoos Enrichment treats-

– low starch, high- fiber, raisins, popcorn, and
veggies, and greens. peanuts.
 MY EXHIBIT

Based in Size of two In ground/ The area is Green tight Several Fresh water
Florida football pit like hole a circle- netting trees and Waterfall
fields – made out complete above bushes and moat
of a light access to exhibit
stone every view
point
 There is a green netting – protect visitors from falling into
the exhibit & keep the mandrills in.
Black railing along the outskirts of the exhibit- to keep
public at a distant from falling in
Total of 4 keepers – two keepers each will be stationed at
the “drawbridge” ( openings to and out of exhibit down by
the moat)
Separated by plexiglass when transporting the mandrills.

KEEPER/PUBLIC/ANIMAL SAFETY
 VIDEOS

• http://www.arkive.org/mandrill/mandrillus-sphinx/video-0
0.html
• https://youtu.be/0U7x9mh6GuM
 SOURCES

• https://giphy.com/gifs/r
afiki-jimmies-jk4j2NUK1
220U/links

• https://animals.sandieg
ozoo.org/animals/mand
rill

• https://www.nationalge
ographic.com/animals/
mammals/m/mandrill/

• https://www.monkeywo
rlds.com/mandrill/