June 11 (UPI) --A mandrill monkey living at the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona has been confirmed as the oldest in the world at the age of 37. The female mandrill, named Nikki, was born the Oregon Zoo on Jan.

Probably the most famous mandrill in popular culture, Rafiki from “The Lion King”, even sports baboon-like traits otherwise not seen in the actual primate. The most notable is his tail ...

Mr A. Mandrill’s had enough. He’s trying to bring a legal case against the human race. A Natural Histories Comedy featuring David Schneider.

Clearly Simba's not a baboon. But neither is Rafiki. He's a different kind of monkey altogether — a mandrill. And what's more, Rafiki has a long tail, yet in real life mandrills are nearly tailless.

That and the Teasmaid. In the 1800s, Jerry the Mandrill was taught to drink and smoke and was accepted by high society, even having dinner with the king. He then joined the House of Lords where he ...