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 * __Mandrill __**



__Information on Mandrills __

__Classification- __

 **Kingdom**:Animalia  **Phylum**: Chordata  **Class**: Mammalia  **Order**: Primates  **Family**: Cercopithecidae  **Genus**: Mandrillus  **Species**: M. Sphinx

__Movement- __ Mandrills walk on all for limbs, however, they mostly use their long arms to move around. These long arms are helpful to mandrills when they need to search for food.

__Metabolism- __ Mandrills are herbivores, which means they eat mostly plant-like substances such as grass, roots, and fruit. Even though Mandrills are mainly herbivores, they eat some insects, reptiles, and small vertebrae.

__Growth and Development- __ Mandrills are not a tall animal, at only about 3 feet. Some mandrills are smaller than 3 feet and some are larger, but they are typically 3 feet tall. Mandrills can weigh between 70 and 110 pounds. If a mandrill weighs more than 100 pounds, it is very rare and it is an unusually large mandrill. They can take anywhere between 3.5 and 4.5 years to fully mature.

__<span style="color: #e62eb2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Response to Stimuli- __ <span style="color: #691bc5; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">One way that Mandrills adapt to their environment is that males have bright red and blue facial markings. These markings tend to get brighter when the male is excited or sexually attracted to another mandrill. Another way that Mandrills adapt to their environment would be that they live in small groups. These groups usually contain one male leader, and a dozen or more females and young mandrills. Other than this, males typically live on their own. A third way that mandrills adapt to their environment would be that they can use their cheek pouches to store food for later. If they had trouble finding food, and they eventually come across some, they can eat some of the food and then store some in their cheek pouches for later. So, that way, they don't have to go all the way back to where they found the food at.

__<span style="color: #e62eb2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Reproduction- __ <span style="color: #691bc5; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">A mandrills gestation period lasts for 6 to 7 months. When mandrills are born, their skin is pink and their fur is black, this changes over time. Mandrills are also born with their eyes open. Mandrills cling to their mother stomach for a short time after they are born. Daughter mandrills and mother mandrills have a good bond with each other, but daughters bonds with their mother are better and last longer than sons and mothers bonds.

__<span style="color: #e62eb2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Males and Females- __ <span style="color: #691bc5; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">Males are larger, weigh more, and are brighter colored than females. Males lead the groups, or troops that mandrills live in. Even though some males lead troops, most males live on their own. A very unique feature that males have is that when they are excited or sexually attracted to another mandrill, the colors on their face get brighter.

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__<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Information On The Family, Cercopithecidae __

__<span style="color: #e62eb2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">4 Animals From This Family- __
 * <span style="color: #691bc5; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">Black- footed Gray Langur
 * <span style="color: #691bc5; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">Olive Baboon
 * <span style="color: #691bc5; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">Allen's Swamp Monkey
 * <span style="color: #691bc5; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">Macaques

__<span style="color: #e62eb2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Characteristics Of This Family- __ <span style="color: #691bc5; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">Old World Monkeys usually have tails that are not prehensile, meaning they cannot grasp objects or hang onto something with their tail. Old World Monkeys are also usually medium to large in size. Most of these monkeys are omnivores or herbivores. These monkeys gestation period lasts from 5 to 7 months and to complete sexual maturity, it takes about 4 to 6 years.

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 * <span style="color: #0021ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">Sources To My Information
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1. http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-mandrill-6358.htm l ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2. http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/mandrill/ ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">3. http://www.switcheroozoo.com/profiles/mandrill.htm ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">4. http://www.kosmix.com/topic/mandrill ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercopithecidae ||