PremiumKate GolembiewskiNew York Times·16 Jul, 2026 09:12 PM4 mins to readColobus congoensis, known locally as Likweli, at Lomami National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo / Junior Amboko, Florida Atlantic University via The New York TimesThe ‘Likweli’ is the second species discovered in the past 15 years in a remote and thickly forested part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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