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Mandrills are the largest of all Old World monkeys. They are shy and reclusive primates that live only in the rain forests of equatorial Africa.
Mating occurs as follows: A male will walk after a female in estrus, with the female steadily walking and looking back at the male with her tail over her back.
REPRODUCTION:
The mandrill gives birth to a single offspring. During estrus the perineum of the female swells and turns red. Dominant males will guard females when the females are in estrus. Sometimes an adult female will avoid or flee an adult male that is attempting to guard them.
social grooming: This is when one individual picks through the fur of another using the fingers, tongue, and/or lips.Adult males tend to groom anoestrus adult females more than other males.Adult females tend to groom other adult females than adult males.
silent bared-teeth face: This is when in an individual the mouth is closed and corners of the mouth are drawn back to show the canines and premolars. The crest on the head is raised, the ears are flattened, and the head is shaken from side-to-side.This display occurs in adult males, adult females, and infants. Infants will perform this display during and before play bouts.
VISUAL COMMUNICATION:
tension yawning: This is done by an adult male mandrill. This is when the mouth is opened fully to reveal the canines. This is done when a rival group or a predator is approaching.
threat jerk: This display is a threat display. The head is jerked forward, while the eyelids are retracted, the medial crest is raised, and the lips are compressed forward. This is done sitting or standing. The ground may be slapped when performing this display.
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR:
The mandrill has a unimalesocial system, with the leader male receiving most of the copulations. These small groups come together with other groups to form troops of up to 250 individuals, but sometimes a group does not form a troop with other one-male groups. In multi-male groups there tends to be one or a few more dominant males, with a hierarchy existing amongst the males.
When walking this species tends to move slowly on the forest floor. The mandrill also moves slowly in the trees by clinging to lianas and small trees . This species will also climb into the trees and hide in the foliage when chased.
Predators of the mandrill include leopards, crowned hawk-eagles, chimpanzees, snakes, and humans. For further info on endangered species please see Defenders of Wildlife at http://www.defenders.org/
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