endangered African primates

He wears no crown, but rules with a glare.
This is the drill — one of Africa’s most powerful and elusive primates. Native to the rainforests of Nigeria, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea, drills are built like tanks, with muscular frames, dagger-like canines, and an alpha presence that few dare challenge. Closely related to mandrills, they’re part of a critically endangered lineage, facing threats from habitat loss and hunting.
Their expressions are intense, their social dynamics complex, and their dominance unquestioned in the forest hierarchy.
This stare? It’s not aggression — it’s authority.