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mandrill
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man·drill
/ ˈmandrəl/
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a large West African baboon (Mandrillus sphinx) with a brightly colored red and blue face, the male having a blue rump.
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ZOO UPDATE: MANDRILLS.(Weekend)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 7/25/2003; 594 words
; ...second-youngest mandrill, turns 5 years...and is part of the mandrill troop in the Rainforest Exhibit. Mandrills are the largest...colors of the male mandrill's face allows...However, male mandrills can have harems...
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Mandrill: Funk Band to 'Hang Loose' at Dell East
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The; 7/14/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Philadelphia Tribune, The 07-14-2000 MANDRILL: FUNK BAND TO `HANG LOOSE' AT DELL...on Monday with Brass Construction and Mandrill, two of the most influential forces...Dave Bush Dancers will also perform. Mandrill, the ultimate "party band," was formed...
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Colorful Characters.(mandrills of Africa)
Magazine article from: U.S. Kids; 3/1/2001; 536 words
; ...leopard, if need be. The mandrill and his troop stay on the...sleep in safety. Try These Mandrill Riddles (Mandriddles) When did the mandrill feel blue? When he touched his face! Why won't mandrills tell long stories? Because...
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ZOO UPDATE: JJ THE MANDRILL.(Weekend)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 2/3/2005; 546 words
; ...birthday of JJ, its male mandrill. JJ turns 17 on Sunday. In captivity, mandrills can live to be 46 years...herbs and leaves. Male mandrills weigh about 100 pounds...noticeable feature on a mandrill is its long muzzle with...stripe down the middle. Mandrills travel in harems of...
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Origins of mandrill- and drill-derived SIV reviewed.
Newspaper article from: AIDS Weekly; 1/19/2004; 700+ words
; ...SIVmnd was isolated from mandrills in Gabon in 1989 soon after...and the natural host is the mandrill. However, this initial finding...finding of new SIV isolated from mandrills living in northern mandrill habitat, and other SIV isolated...
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ZOO UPDATE: MANDRILL.(Weekend)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 2/7/2008; 505 words
; MANDRILL FAR FROM HOME: The mandrill, an honoree at the upcoming...largest of all monkeys. Mandrills are a species of baboon...their social behavior. Mandrills have olive-colored fur...Bragman/Staff photographer MANDRILL
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Drill and mandrill rSIV isolates characterized and compared.
Newspaper article from: AIDS Weekly; 5/19/2003; 700+ words
; ...leucophaeus) and three seropositive mandrills (M. sphinx). They isolated...obtained from a drill and mandrill and designated SIVdrl1FAO...genes of the two remaining mandrill SIV isolates was also analyzed...Mandrillus leucophaeus) and mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) isolates...
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Franklin Park Zoo mourns Mandy the mandrill
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/26/2008; ; 428 words
; Mandy the mandrill, a gregarious primate with...Close cousins of the baboon, mandrills are native to the tropical...years, as the zoo's only mandrill. Keepers have been trying...He's not with another mandrill."
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Cyril the Mandrill.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Children's Bookwatch; 4/1/2005; 479 words
; Cyril The Mandrill Francesca Greco Star Bright Books 42...artist Francesca Greco, Cyril The Mandrill is an upbeat allegorical tale. Cyril...like other monkeys at the zoo; he is a mandrill with unique facial coloring and markings...
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Sick Mandrill, Snow Leopard Out of Danger
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 10/11/1995; 332 words
; A mandrill and a snow leopard which suddenly fell...On September 30, a one-year-old mandrill and an 11-year-old snow leopard suddenly...of danger and began to eat again. The mandrill had been transferred from the Shenyang...
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mandrill
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
mandrill large monkey, Mandrillus...to the baboons . Mandrills are found in forests...The fur of the mandrill is mostly dark brown...threatening gestures. Mandrills travel on the ground...pads are pink. The mandrill and the drill are...
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Baboons
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...habitat in Cameroon. The mandrill ( Mandrillus sphinx...and small animals. Mandrill males have a blue-purple...Female and the young mandrills are similarly colored, but less brilliantly. The mandrill population has declined...
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drill
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
drill monkey: see mandrill .
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macaque
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
macaque , name for Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca, related to mangabeys, mandrills, and baboons. All but one of the 19 species are found in Asia from Afghanistan to Japan, the Philippines, and Borneo. Macaques...
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baboon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...facial movements and barks to control harems of females during daily foraging. Also closely related are the wildly colorful mandrill and the plainer drill, both forest-dwellers, and the mangabeys. Baboons are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum...
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