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Loon (monkey)
Loon (September 16, 1979 – June 17, 2003) was a drill (animal), drill in the San Diego Zoo. He was animal training, trained to accept regular blood sampling and insulin subcutaneous injection, injection in order to treat his diabetes mellitus. Life Loon was born in the Philadelphia Zoo in 1979,Zoo farewells pioneering monkey at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation; published June 16, 2003; retrieved June 14, 2016 and transferred to the San Diego Zoo in 1982. Training a Diabetic Drill (''Mandrillus leucophaeus'') to Accept Insulin Injections and Venipuncture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drill (animal)
The drill (''Mandrillus leucophaeus'') is a primate of the family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys), related to baboons and even more closely to the mandrill. Description The drill is a short-tailed monkey up to long, similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacks the bright blue and red on the face of that species. It has high sexual dimorphism in weight, with males weighing up to and females up to .ARKive Drill (''Mandrillus leucophaeus'') The body is overall a dark grey-brown. Mature males have a pink lower lip and white chin on a dark grey to black face with raised grooves on the nose. The rump is pink, mauve and blue. Female drills lack the pink chin. Taxonomy Two subspecies of drill are accepted by some authorities, but are not considered distinct by others:Primate Info NetDrill/ref> * Mainland drill, ''Mandrillus leucophaeus leucophaeus'' * Bioko drill, ''Mandrillus leucophaeus poensis'' Their closest relative is the mandrill (''Mandrillus sphinx''), found fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
