DRILL-AFRICAN LARGEST BABOON

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I recently was in a zoo in which i saw the drill,which is rarely heard off as a baboon specie.Drill monkeys are known for being shy, but they have great smiles. They use this smile, known as an “appeasement grin,” to keep the peace when they greet others.
About DRILL

The drill is a powerfully built forest baboon that lives in Cameroon and Nigeria. It has a large head, large muzzle, rigged face with big nostrils, but only a tiny stump of a tail. Their butts are brightly colored and when they get excited the skin becomes even more vibrantly colored. They may be slightly overshadowed by their cousins the mandrills who are even more colorful and a bit larger. The male drills are much larger (up to 45 pounds (22 kg)) than females and have big manes on their backs and shoulders.


rills are expressive and communicate with different grunts, cries, and expressions. They eat a wide variety of plant matter, insects, and other small creatures. Their population numbers are very low and they are listed as endangered