Mandrill Monkey Male Skull Replica

Description

Mandrill monkey male skull replica measures 10.9 x 5.1 x 5.7 inches. Mandrillus sphinx skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA. Please note the stand is not included nor available for purchase.

Mandrills are large Old World monkeys native to west and central Africa. Their geographic range stretches across tropical rainforests, and they also travel across savannas.

Their habitat has declined in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Their range in the Republic of the Congo remains quite limited. This animal is one of the most colorful mammals in the world. They feature red and blue skin on their faces and posterior.

They remain active during the day and spend most of their time on the ground foraging for food. Their preferred foods are fruit and seeds. They also consume leaves, piths, mushrooms, and animals from insects to juvenile bay duiker.

Dominant males have the most vibrant colors, fattest flanks, and fattest rumps. They achieve the most success siring young.

The coat of the mandrill is grizzled or banded olive-brown. It has a yellow-orange beard and sparce, light hair on its underside. Stiff white whiskers surround the lips. White bar skin exists behind the ears. Male mandrills have a crest of long hairs on the head and neck.

A red line runs down the middle of their face and connects to their red nose. On either side of the line, the skin is blue and grooved. In males, ridged bone swellings support the blue skin.

Their biggest threats are habitat destruction and hunting for bushmeat. A female gives birth to a single infant during a normal breeding cycle.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Primates
• Suborder: Haplorhini
• Infraorder: Simiiformes
• Family: Cercopithecidae
• Genus: Mandrillus
• Species: M. sphinx
• Binomial name: Mandrillus sphinx (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Conservation status: Vulnerable

Barbara, the mandrill skull is adventurous, and she is going rock climbing today. She is taking her best friend Charles, the chacma baboon male skull replica with her to keep her company. She has chosen Glenn, the gelada baboon skull replica to be their spotter.

Henry, the hamadryas baboon male skull replica is in charge of brining the ropes and directions.

It is an exciting day for all because they are going take turns bungee jumping from the highest peak!