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My animal Is the Mandrill!

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*closely related to baboons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * worlds largest species of monkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * the word Mandrill means "man-ape" ** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * males can weigh up to 101 pounds and grow to thirty nine inches long and live up to thirty one years in captivity ** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * it is found in the [|tropical] [|rainforests] of southern [|Cameroon], [|Gabon] , Equatorial Guinea, and [|__Conga__] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * are social creatures and live in large groups http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * omnivore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * eat mainly plants, insects and smaller animals http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * usually a female and it's young run by one dominate male http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * logical name "Mandrillus sphinx" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * the largest group observed is 1300 individuals http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * a large group of Mandrills can cause great damage in crops, in a very short time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * where Mandrills are very common they are widely perceived as pests http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * Mandrills are hunted for food with guns, or dogs and nets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * in Cameroon habitat lost to agriculture is also a threat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * the young ones are usually born between January and April http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * Its main natural predators are [|leopards], pythons and man. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * males have been observed to hunt and consume [|duiker] (a small antelope) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * infants are born with their eyes open and with fur http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrills
 * live on the forest floor in the day time and at night, they climb up trees to got to sleep. http://big_mandrill_boy.tripod.com/welcome.html
 * the biggest threat to the Mandrill habitat is deforestation do to farming http://big_mandrill_boy.tripod.com/welcome.html
 * long jaws give room for cheek bone to bite hard food http://big_mandrill_boy.tripod.com/welcome.html
 * powerful hands used for digging roots and bulbs http://big_mandrill_boy.tripod.com/welcome.html
 * facial colors are used for identification http://big_mandrill_boy.tripod.com/welcome.html
 * Mandrills use a unimale system, which means that there is one male leader http://big_mandrill_boy.tripod.com/welcome.html
 * largest kind of monkey http://big_mandrill_boy.tripod.com/welcome.html
 * Endangered monkeys from African http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-mandrill.html
 * They have large cheek pouches inside their mouths http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-mandrill.html
 * communicate through scent marking, vocalizations, and body language http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-mandrill.html
 * Sometimes mandrills shake their heads and "grin" widely to show their enormous canine teeth http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-mandrill.html
 * there teeth can be over two inches long http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-mandrill.html
 * This may appear scary to us, but it’s usually a friendly gesture within the mandrill community. http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-mandrill.html
 * When angered, mandrills slap the ground violently http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Mandrillus_sphinx.html
 * eat spiders, snails, worms, ants, and small ground vertebrates http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Mandrill.asp
 *  Mandrills live in family groups that consist of an adult male, several females, and their young http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Mandrill.asp
 * Occasionally these groups will join with several others http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Mandrill.asp
 * Female Mandrills give birth to one baby after about 5 to 7 months http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Mandrill.asp
 * most colorful animal/mammal http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/mask-of-the-mandrill/introduction/2351/
 * so shy, and they move so quickly across vast ranges of dense rainforest http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/mask-of-the-mandrill/introduction/2351/
 * a dominant male who mates with many females, is much more colorful and larger than other http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/mask-of-the-mandrill/introduction/2351/
 * ======their bright faces are used to distinguish the leader http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/mask-of-the-mandrill/introduction/2351/======

* the leader of the group will have the brightest face http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/mask-of-the-mandrill/introduction/2351/

 * The bright blue color comes from the reflection of light from a region of parallel fibrils of the protein collagen in the connective tissue of the animal's face and backside. http://whozoo.org/Intro98/shanford/shanford2.htm

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 * ======They sleep from sun down to sun up in cages because they don't have an exhibit indoors. ======
 * ======Digging is a favorite pastime. ======
 * ======They give birth to one young and their gestation is about 8 months. ======
 * ======The females are the care-takers for the young, the males won't have anything to do with them. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(20, 1, 1);">They reach adulthood at about 7-8 years old. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(20, 1, 1);">There is a birth control for most primates, but not for Mandrills. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(20, 1, 1);">They were very aggressive and territorial. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(20, 1, 1);">Bobbing of the head and barking is a signal to stay away. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(20, 1, 1);">Another vocal ability is a high pitched screech, but the use is unknown because it is random and rare. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(20, 1, 1);">Their hearing is excellent and their sense of smell is even better. Their ears are about the size of human's, but a little more pointed (almost like Spok's). ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(20, 1, 1);">Their exhibit is surrounded by water which keeps them in place because they don't like water much. They may venture about feet deep, but that's as far as they go. ======

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<span style="color: rgb(20, 1, 1);">*<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;">shy and reclusive primates that live only in the rain forests of equatorial Africa <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;">http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/mandrill.html  ====== <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* the distinctive colors become brighter when the animal is excited
 * when threatened by a predator or an enemy, they will yawn, showing their fierce teeth the book "animal"
 * male is much larger than the female "animal"
 * the male may live with 20 females and only one male, himself. "animal"
 * often forage in small parties, grunting constantly to stay in touch "animal"
 * when it is time to move on the dominant male will round up his group with a 2-phase grunt or roar
 * female gives birth to one offspring every 18 months or so "animal"
 * at first it will carry it in it's belly <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"animal"
 * as the baby grows heavier, it will ride through the forest on her back "animal"
 * live in mixed groups of about 20 "animal"
 * the groups will come together to form groups of as much as 250 "animal"
 * the dominant male will go around mating with other females and help raise the infants "animal"
 * Non-breeding males will make up a lower rank "animal"
 * the female's face coloration is more subdued
 * the female is about 1/3 of male "animal"
 * troops move over a range of up to 20 square miles "animal"
 * they mark their territory with scent and defend it against rivals "animal"

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http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2006/Sherman/communication.html, the book "animal" -used for chart

|| ===<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Physical characteristics === ===<span style="background-color: rgb(231, 173, 70);">The mandrill's face is very colorful. The male uses it's colors to mate. The male's face is more colorful than the female's. The female's face is not colorful. They can survive up to 31 years in captivity. === || **Life Cycle <span style="background-color: rgb(245, 41, 163);">A mother mandrill usually will have babies every 18 months. It takes about 2 years for the baby to become mature enough to leave and be on it's own. ** ||  || **Growth <span style="background-color: rgb(65, 216, 67);">A mandrill's length of 25 to 32 inches [63 to 81 cm] Their tale is 2 3/4- 3 1/2 in [11-37 kg] females are 23 1/2 inches up to their shoulders. Males average up to 55-60 pounds. Females are about half as much. The male is usually around 32 inches and the Female usually at 22 inches. [not including the tail] ** ||  || **Body Functions <span style="background-color: rgb(68, 85, 228);">When the female is 3 years old, it is mature enough to mate. The dominant male will go around mating with other females. ** ||  || **Location / Habitat
 * Organization research chart**
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<span style="background-color: rgb(30, 169, 91);">Dense African Rain Forest ** ||  || **Adaption <span style="background-color: rgb(195, 236, 50);">opposible thumbs Hands like ours ** ||  || **Problems <span style="background-color: rgb(235, 66, 66);">Habitat is getting destroyed by building farms and cutting down most of the rain forests ** ||  || **Behavior <span style="background-color: rgb(171, 98, 234);">During the day they stay on the ground. Males help find food while females take care of young AND hunt for food. Males also have to defend territory and fight enemies

Males go around mating with other females and have babies. It will keep on doing this. They mark their territory and defend it against rivals. As a baby gets bigger it will ride on the mother's back

After 2 years or so, groups will come together with up to 250 Mandrills. Females give birth to offspring every 18 months or so.

non breeding males will make up a lower rank. troops move over 20 square miles

when they bob their head and bark, it means to stay away. where mandrills are common they are often called pests.

at first the mom will carry it's baby in it's belly. when threatened they will yawn showing their teeth.

a large group of mandrills cause cause damage in crops ** ||  || **Diet <span style="background-color: rgb(195, 236, 50);">spiders, snails, worms, ants, and small ground vertebrates ** ||  || **Predators / Prey <span style="background-color: rgb(120, 206, 242);">Predators: Leopards Prey: Duiker ** ||  || **Family groups

<span style="background-color: rgb(9, 154, 34);">In 20 then form into other groups to make up a group up to 250 ** ||  || **Relatives <span style="background-color: rgb(184, 25, 93);">Baboons ** ||  ||   ||










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**Revised Writing**



Dear Martty the Mandrill, I want to know when we will have that Christmas party of yours. Brittany the Baboon has all the kids, Brian, Barbara, and Blake. Do you know Blake? He is the newest. Well, we want Brian to have the Christmas party before he leaves to go visit Brissna. You know, his mating baboon. Make sure to get back in touch with us. Thanks! Love, Ben the Baboon

Dear Ben the Baboon, I know, we can have it in a week. That way, Macey, are new baby, will get used to the forest. She was just born a month ago and she is getting very mature. So, it’s been very long since we’ve seen you. I know, it won’t take long to schedule it because we only have one family member, you guys! I’m so glad we have one child less to take care of. Mark just left the group so now we only have Macey. After another eighteen months, she will have another baby. We will name it Maddy. How do you think about next week? That’s the only week we can do it. Your Cousin, Marrty the Mandrill

__**Rhyming Couplets**__

__**Mandrill Interview**__
I am a zoo keeper that was hired. I need to keep and help the Mandrills by cleaning their cages, giving them food, and keeping them healthy. I am going to put a Mandrill in a cage and ask it some questions. We have a gadget that allows the Mandrill to understand us and makes it talk, so we can understand it. The mandrills is in a computer room, while I, am at the zoo.

Zoo Keeper- Where does that blue color on your face come from?

Mandrill- It comes from the reflection of light from a region of a parallel fibrils of the protein collagen in the connective tissue of our face and backside.

Zoo Keeper- What do other animals and other things/people/mandrills think of you?

Mandrill- Many people or other animals think of us as aggressive and territorial.

Zoo Keeper- I was wondering, how big are your ears?

Mandrill- Our ear are about the size of a human’s, but a little more pointed.

Zoo Keeper- How do you think about living in water?

Mandrill- I don’t like to live in water. I will wonder in about foot deep, then I will stop.

Zoo Keeper- What is it size like with the males and the females?

Mandrill- Us females are smaller than the males. We are about 1/3 of a male.

Zoo Keeper- Can you tell us a little bit about mating?

Mandrill- Every 5-7 months we will have a baby.

Zoo Keeper- Who do you mate with?

Mandrill- We mate with the alfa male.

Zoo Keeper- What do you mean by we?

Mandrill- The male will go around mating with other females.

Zoo Keeper- Do people think of you as speedy?

Mandrill- Yes. We are shy, but very speedy. We move across the forest so quickly.

Zoo Keeper- What do you think is weird about you?

Mandrill- We have large cheek pouches inside our mouths. Zoo Keeper- What is a threat to you?

Mandrill- Probably the biggest threat is... <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px;">deforestation do to farming. Zoo Keeper- What are you scared about?

Mandrill- Well, we are hunted for food with guns, or dogs and nets.

Zoo Keeper- Thank you!

Mandrill- Your welcome!



Dear Martty the Mandrill, I want to know when we will have that Christmas party of yours. Brittany the Baboon has all the kids, Brian, Barbara, and Blake. Do you know Blake? He is the newest baby. Well, we want Brian to have the Christmas party before he leaves to go visit Brissna. You know, his mating baboon. Since you guys are the biggest kind of monkey, we were thinking you could scare off some other monkeys around us. Make sure to get back in touch with us. Thanks! Love, Ben the Baboon
 * __Revised Writing For Real__**

Dear Ben the Baboon, I know, we can have it in a week. That way, Macy, our new baby, will get used to the forest, which you know, is where we live. She was just born a month ago and she is getting very mature. So, it’s been very long since we’ve seen you. I know, it won’t take long to schedule it because we only have one family member, you guys! I’m so glad we have one child less to take care of. Mark just left the group so now we only have Macey. After another eighteen months, she will have another baby. We will name it Maddy. How do you think about next week? That’s the only week we can do it. We are much more colorful and more bigger, that I think I can scare them off. By the way, I am the alfa male. There is only one so I think I can do the trick. Your Cousin, Marrty the Mandrill

__**Rhyming Couplets**__

__**Mandrill Interview**__ I am a zoo keeper that was hired. I need to keep and help the Mandrills by cleaning their cages, giving them food, and keeping them healthy. I am going to put a Mandrill in a cage and ask it some questions. We have a gadget that allows the Mandrill to understand us and makes it talk, so we can understand it. The mandrills is in a computer room, while I, am at the zoo. We are going to record our voices so we can be put on the radio. I think that people are intrigued to their bright faces. If we do well enough, we might be put on a live television show, so here we go!

Zoo Keeper- Welcome Mr.Mandrill. I am going to ask you a few questions so that I ill be able to learn more about you. So, hello fellow humans! We have an amazing guest today. So listen up to get the facts.

Mandrill- Well, I'm ready so let's get started!

Zoo Keeper- Well, here we go. The first question is, where does that blue color on your face come from?

Mandrill- It comes from the reflection of light from a region of a parallel fibrils of the protein collagen in the connective tissue of my face and backside.

Zoo Keeper- What do other animals and other things/people/mandrills think of you?

Mandrill- Many people or other animals think of us as aggressive and territorial.

Zoo Keeper- I was wondering, because I can's see you right now, how big are your ears?

Mandrill- Our ear are about the size of a human’s, but a little more pointed.

Zoo Keeper- How do you think about living in the water? I know you don't, but what is your opinion on it?

Mandrill- I don’t like to live in water. Neither I will wonder in about foot deep, then I will stop.

Zoo Keeper- What is it size like with the males and the females?

Mandrill- Us females are smaller than the males. We are about 1/3 of a male.

Zoo Keeper- Can you tell us a little bit about mating?

Mandrill- Every 5-7 months we will have a baby.

Zoo Keeper- Who do you mate with?

Mandrill- We mate with the alfa male.

Zoo Keeper- What do you mean by we?

Mandrill- The male will go around mating with other females.

Zoo Keeper- Do people think of you as speedy?

Mandrill- Yes. We are shy, but very speedy. We move across the forest so quickly.

Zoo Keeper- What do you think is weird about you?

Mandrill- We have large cheek pouches inside our mouths. Zoo Keeper- What is a threat to you?

Mandrill- Probably the biggest threat is... <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px;">deforestation do to farming. Zoo Keeper- What are you scared about?

Mandrill- Well, we are hunted for food with guns, or dogs and nets.

Zoo Keeper- Thank you!

Mandrill- Your welcome!