Males Are the Largest Living Monkeys The male mandrill holds the record for being the largest monkey in the world. Males can grow up to three feet in length and weigh as much as 70 pounds (about ...

June 11 (UPI) --A mandrill monkey living at the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona has been confirmed as the oldest in the world at the age of 37. The female mandrill, named Nikki, was born the Oregon Zoo on ...

In the 1800s, Jerry the Mandrill was taught to drink and smoke ... tool was hidden three years after performing a task with it. Monkeys and apes are essential to the health of the forest.

The Fort Worth Zoo has welcomed its second mandrill birth of the year. A male monkey named Jasper was born on Sept. 13 to second-time parents Scarlett and J.J., zoo officials announced Monday.

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.

Bright scarlet snouts coupled with blue and white cheeks make the mandrill a contender for the most colourful mammal around. The monkeys, native to equatorial Africa, match their behinds to their ...

The Fort Worth Zoo has welcomed its second mandrill birth of the year. A male monkey named Jasper was born on Sept. 13 to second-time parents Scarlett and J.J., zoo officials announced Monday. Jasper ...