TIL: Why Do These Monkeys Have Big, Colorful Butts?
In this week’s Today I Learned, National Geographic explorer Helle Olsen explains why mandrills have such colorful bums. Turns out the bright red and blue on a male mandrill’s backside really draws the eye – especially the ladies’. Only dominant, top males flaunt such vibrant hues, and female mandrills see them as a badge of fitness.
SERIES PRODUCER: Christopher Mattle
PRODUCER/EDITOR: Laurence Alexander