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drill monkey
fact filethe drill monkey is related to the baboon and mandrill and it grows to 3 feet long and 2 to 3 feet high and can weigh 44 lbs to more than 60 lbs. they have teeth the size of a lion and can be 5 to 6 times stronger than the average man and are very agile and fast. they spend most of their life on the ground like gorillas but they do know how to climb. drills live in large groups and like most monkeys have dominant male who is in charge of the group and they can be extremely aggressive if another animal enters its turf and can inflict pain with their large teeth. a drill monkeys diet consists on plants, fruit, berries , bark and occasionally baby antelope and other small animals. drills are also very intelligent and communicate with face gestures and barks and howls.
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Locationthey are found in Cameroon and equatorial guinea and certain parts of Nigeria.
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