DRILL

 

 

 

Physical Description

  • Drills have a absences in bright colored facial skin.

  • They have absences in prominent grooves in facial ridges.

  • The facial coloration is black in color except for lower lip which is bright red in color.

  • They usually are known by beards crests and manes.

  • The Drills are Brown to yellowish tinge in color

Length :  70 cm ( 28 in )

Tail  Length : 70 cm ( 28 in )

Shoulder height : 75 cm ( 30 in )

Weight 

Males : 20kg ( 44 lbs )

Females : 12.5 kg ( 27.5 lbs )

Range –  Cameroon, North of  the Sanaga River and on the coastal Island of Fernando Poo

Habitat – Lowland forest , Coastal and Riverine Forests of Western Africa

Diet Fruits, leaves, invertebrates,  and mainly termites

What type of animal : Omnivore

Status – Drills have declined in population the past 20 years

Reason for the status – Hunting vigoursly by humans, and habitat loss

Gestation Period :168 – 179 days

Lifespan 28.6 years in captivity / 45 years in the wild
 

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