Super Nanny

Super Nanny

Mandrill Baboon mother does what mothers do to her progeny at Melbourne Zoo.

The Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a primate of the Cercopithecidae(Old-world monkeys) family, closely related to the baboons and even more closely to the Drill. . The Mandrill is the world’s largest species of monkey.
The Mandrill is recognised by its olive-coloured fur and the colourful face and rump of males, a colouration that grows stronger with sexual maturity; females have duller colours.

Males can weigh up to 60 lbs (30 kg), females about half as much (30lbs). Unusually large males can weigh 110 lbs (50 kg).[2] They can grow to be about 1 m long (39 in) and can survive up to 31 years in captivity. Females reach sexual maturity at about 3.5 years.
The Mandrill is found in the tropical rainforests of southern Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Congo.
The Mandrill is an omnivore and acquires its food by foraging (mainly plants, insects and smaller animals) from the ground as it is terrestrial. Its main natural predators are leopards, pythons and man.

A large group of mandrills can cause significant damage to crops in a very short time, and where common they are widely perceived as pests.

Mandrills are hunted for food throughout their range, either with guns or using dogs and nets. In Cameroon, habitat loss to agriculture is also a threat.

Although the Mandrill does not normally hunt larger prey, males have been observed to hunt and consume duiker (a small antelope).
~Wikipedia
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