Elephant mandrill

History
This large quadruped has the large body of an elephant, with the head and colorful face of a mandrill1, a babboon-like monkey. It's stocky body (all but its elephant-like legs) is covered with shaggy brown fur. It behaves more like a peaceful dog at times, but when it is angered or confused, it acts like a wild elephant or rhino. Not much else is known about it. An Elephant Mandrill is one of the creatures Aang first saw at the Ba Sing Se Zoo.

An Elephant Mandrill is first seen in "The Tales of Ba Sing Se."

Connection
The Elephant Mandrill has the shaggy fur coat and distinctive face of a mandrill (mandrillus sphinx), an old world monkey closely related to the baboons. The male mandrill has the most vividly colored face of any mammal: A scarlet band of hairless skin extends down from between its eyes, flaring out to cover its nostrils. It is flanked by vertical bands of blue skin on either side. Its lower jaw is adorned with an orangish-yellow beard. The Elephant Mandrill's connection to the elephant is its massive size.