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Repost from drmarkatdisney: The face you make when you discover that you like blueberries! Olive, the newest member of our mandrill troop, has begun taking food from her keepers - under the watchful eye of mom, Scarlett, of course. I’m so happy that Animal Keeper Erin was able to snap a photo of this cute and exciting moment. . #DidYouKnow that mandrill infants are very precocious and hit a lot of milestones even within the first few weeks of being born? While she will be dependent on Scarlett’s milk for several more months, Olive began foraging for her own food at only two weeks old and had her first tooth after just four days! . When not using Scarlett as her own personal jungle gym, Olive explores a little bit further from mom every week and has shown interest in interacting with her troop mates. Currently, she is learning appropriate social cues from her family – beginning to smile, an affiliative greeting in mandrills, and present, a submissive gesture in which she shows her rump,...

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