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How do mandrills survive?
Mandrills live in the rainforests of equatorial Africa. They have long arms and can travel long distances on the ground. They do climb trees, though, and even sleep there, selecting a different tree each evening. Male mandrills spend most of their time on the ground, foraging for seeds, nuts, fruits, and small animals.
How does a mandrill protect itself?
To protect itself, it shows its razor sharp teeth to scare away animals. They also travel in humongous groups called troops. The large groups scare preditors away. The mandrill has a lot of prey!
What adaptations do mandrills have?
Adaptations Physical: The male Mandrill has adapted large canines which primarily serve to caution any approachers. Male Mandrills also possess yellow beards, bright snouts, colorful rear ends and bright colored genitals which all function as tools to showcase the individual animal’s virility.
What is mandrill predators?
Mandrills are preyed on mainly by leopards. Additional predators known to attack both adult and young mandrills include crowned eagles and African rock pythons.
Can mandrills eat humans?
Herbivore. Grass, fruit, seeds, fungi, roots and, although they are primarily herbivorous, mandrills will eat insects and small vertebrates. Leopards, crowned hawk-eagles, chimpanzees, snakes, and humans.
What kind of life does a mandrill have?
Mandrills live in troops, which are headed by a dominant male and include a dozen or more females and young. They also gather in multi-male/multi-female groups that can include some 200 individuals. These colorful primates are threatened. They are often hunted as bushmeat, and many Africans consider them to be a delicacy.
What kind of skin does a mandrill have?
Males also sport colorful skin on their muzzles. Their noses are bright red, and the skin on either side of their nose has deep ridges and is blue in color. Like many larger primates, males greatly outweigh females and usually weigh twice as much as the females do.
How are mandrills being affected by habitat loss?
Mandrill inhabits tropical rainforests located on flat plateaus and mountain areas. Number of mandrills has been drastically reduced in the last couple of decades. Habitat loss due to increased agriculture and deforestation is the main factor that affects survival of mandrills in the wild.
What do mandrills do with their pouches?
Their cheeks have built-in pouches that are used to store snacks for later consumption. Though mandrills spend much of their time on the ground, they can climb trees and do so to sleep.