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The mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a large Old World monkey native to west central Africa. It is one of the most colorful mammals in the world, with red and blue skin on its face and posterior. The species is sexually dimorphic, as males have a larger body, longer canine teeth and brighter coloring. It is the largest monkey in the world.
They have almost no subcutaneous fat, so their bald faces appear almost skull-like. Like their closest relatives the saki monkeys, they have projecting lower incisors. These monkeys have the most striking red facial skin of any primate. Females choose their mates based on how red the male's face is.
This is used by the monkeys to climb trees when searching for ripe fruit and in the aggressive foraging of the forest floor in search of food. [19] Mandrillus monkeys have developed an extremely broad and robust ilium, and a rounded tibial shaft. The development of these features can be attributed to the climbing of trees and quadrupedal ...
The monkey's size differs depending on sex and species. Males from all species can range from 41 to 70 cm (16 to 28 inches) in head and body length, and in weight from 5.5 to 18 kg (12.13 to 39.7 lb). [6] Females can range from a weight of 2.4 to 13 kg (5.3 to 28.7 lb).
The coppery titi monkey (Plecturocebus cupreus) or red titi monkey [3] is a species of titi monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. [2] They are found in the Amazon of Brazil and Peru, and perhaps northern Bolivia. [2] It was described as Callithrix cupreus in 1823. [2] These monkeys have a lifespan of a little over 20 years. [4]
Like other Doucs, the red-shanked douc is a long, slender monkey. The male has a head and body length of 55–82 centimetres (22–32 in) with a tail that measures 56–74 centimetres (22–29 in), and the female is between 60–63 centimetres (24–25 in) long with a tail that measures 44–60 centimetres (17–24 in) long.
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The moustached guenon belongs to the genus Cercopithecus, a genus of Old World monkeys, and in the C. cephus group. It is named by its unique moustached face in the monkeys, which has three recognized subspecies: (1) Red-tailed moustached monkey (C. cephus cephus); (2) Gray-tailed Moustached Monkey (C. cephus cephodes); (3) White-nosed Moustached Monkey (C. cephus ngottoensis).