Phoenix Zoo is now home to the world's oldest mandrill monkey. The Guinness Book of World Records recognized 37-year-old Nikki as the oldest of her species in captivity. She has lived at the zoo for the last six years.
The Phoenix Zoo now officially in the Guinness World Records as home to the oldest living mandrill monkey in captivity, known for their bright colors on both ends of their bodies.Nikki, a 37-year-old, was recognized Wednesday as the oldest living mandrill monkey in captivity, even though she doesn’t seem to know or care.Monkeys are always a big hit at any zoo. But at this zoo, Nikki is making history.
"She’s just slower and you can see when you look at her a little more hunched over she got a lot of arthritis which is what happens when you get older."Benza said Nikki arrived in Phoenix from a zoo in Portland six years ago and is still getting along just fine.She said Nikki could be the oldest living mandrill monkey in the world.
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