San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Mandrill
This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on mandrills including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Kenyan Discovery: Let There Be Lights to Save Lions" by Nina Gregory
Kenya is a country in East Africa; the capital city, Nairobi, is well-known for its National Park: the world's only game reserve found within a major city. The park's large wildlife population includes baboons, rhinos, gazelles, zebras,...
University of Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Primate Research Center: Primate Info Net
Information about primates, includes links to primate centers and organizations. Find out about the International Directory of Primatology. Click into "Resources on Primatology" and then "About the Primates" to get to primate-specific...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Primate
Wikipedia offers several paragraphs of information on the term, "Primate," including a species chart and hyperlinked terms.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Mandrill (Mandrillus Sphinx)
Investigate the world of the Mandrill and discover information on the appearance, habitat, and behavior of this African jungle animal. Includes images and statistics.
Denver Zoo
Denver Zoo: Mandrill
The Denver Zoo features a comprehensive overview of the mandrill focusing on its habitat, range, adaptations, diet, physical characteristics, and more.
Other
San Francisco Zoo: Mandrill
Meet the mandrill, discover fascinating facts, and learn about their physical characteristics, diet, habitat, behavior, and conservation status.
Curated OER
Baboon Blood Crystals, 1871
The technique of photographing objects observed under a microscope is discussed in this succinct site. Various pictures taken under a microscope are displayed on this site as well.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Seated Statue of the God Thoth
The god of writing and wisdom was Thoth depicted as a baboon. He was also identified with the moon Iah, and was called "Lord of the Moon Eye." On the head of the baboon, personifying Thoth, are both the sun disk and the crescent moon...
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Relief of Ptolemy the First
This relief represents King Ptolemy the First standing and making offerings to Thoth. Thoth is represented in his sacred forms, the baboon and the ibis.
Curated OER
Etc: Clip Art Etc: Entrance of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel
Four colossal 20 meter statues of the pharaoh with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt decorate the facade of the temple, which is 35 meters wide and is topped by a frieze with 22 baboons, worshippers of the sun and flank the...