Though it looks like a baboon, the mandrill is a monkey of its own; it is closer genetically to the white-eyelid mangabey group. Before genetic testing, however, scientists used to believe that ...

Baboons are noted for their long, hairless muzzles and dense fur. Here are some other facts that you might find interesting ...

Clearly Simba's not a baboon. But neither is Rafiki. He's a different kind of monkey altogether — a mandrill. And what's more, Rafiki has a long tail, yet in real life mandrills are nearly tailless.