A young mandrill clings to his mother’s belly as she moves through the rainforest and as he grows stronger, it begins to ride on her back and explore the forest by her side.

Mandrills live in large family groups called troops, where youngsters learn to play, forage, and find their place among hundreds of other monkeys.

Some mandrill troops are so large they can include hundreds of individuals, making them one of the biggest monkey gatherings in the animal world