The largest and most colourful old world #monkeys#Mandrills 🐵🐒🤎get even brighter coloured when excited. They are #vulnerable from #palmoil #meat #deforestation and #poaching. Help them! Be #vegan 🥕🥦 #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🔥🧐⛔️#Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/12/17/mandrill-mandrillus-sphinx/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Reading about humans signalling emotions through changes in skin colour made me think about mandrills' bottoms.

Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx - New England Primate Conservancy

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Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx - New England Primate Conservancy

MANDRILL Mandrillus sphinx Geographic Distribution and Habitat Mandrills mostly reside in the tropical rainforests of equatorial Africa. The largest population lives in Gabon, where they inhabit dense, lowland jungles that range from sea level to steep hilly terrain. Smaller groups inhabit the rain forests, upland slopes, and bush of Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Democratic

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#Mandrills are known for their vivid and beautifully coloured faces and rumps. They are the vulnerable from #palmoil and #cocoa #deforestation and #hunting. Fight for them every time you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/12/17/mandrill-mandrillus-sphinx/ via @palmoildetectives
Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx

Magnificent #mandrills are undoubtedly one of the world’s most photogenic monkeys – famous for their brightly coloured and expressive appearance. Their bright blue rumps and vivid red, …

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