Mandrill at Paignton Zoo, Devon
Class: Mammals
Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Paignton Zoo is home to a troop of mandrills, that live in the centre of the zoo near the rhinos.
Mandrills typically live in large groups in tropical forests, across Gabon, Cameroon, the Congo and Equatorial Guinea, Africa.
These large monkeys are omnivores, eating seeds, fruit, fungi, small lizards and insects.
Conservation
This primate is mainly affected by deforestation of their natural habitat for logging, however hunting for bushmeat is also a serious threat.
We have been successful in the past at breeding mandrills, and our individuals are part of the EAZA ex-situ breeding programme (EEP) for the species.