A blurry 2008 photograph led researchers on an 18-year search to confirm a new monkey species.

Yale researchers have helped to describe a new species of Colobus monkey living high in the forest canopies of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

New, Orange-Lipped Monkey Discovered in Africa: It’s one of only a handful of new monkey species identified on the continent in the last 75 years

In 2008, wildlife researchers surveying a massive, underexplored forested region in the Democratic Republic of Congo photographed a black monkey. That region eventually became…

When biologists discover a new species in the 21st century, it's usually because they've run new DNA analysis, peered more closely down the microscope, or collected specimens from…

Finding a ‘sobering reminder’ that some rare creatures may vanish before we even know they exist, researchers say

Likweli, a new monkey species identified deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo, could reshape scientists' understanding of African monkey evolution. | World News

Orange-lipped monkey: Scientists have identified a new species of monkey with striking orange lips in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The rare…

The monkey — colobus congoensis — is only the fifth new species of African monkey to be discovered in the past 75 years.

The new species of Colobus monkey was discovered in the Lomami National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the region of the Lomami and Congo rivers

The petite 'Likweli' colobus was discovered in the treetops of the Congo rainforest, surviving in a relict range between rivers

A newly discovered species of monkey with striking orange lips has been found in the east-central Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

New York Times: "To find a primate that we’ve never seen before is really amazing."

Blurry photos are often held up as supposed evidence of elusive creatures like Nessie and Bigfoot. But the subject of a fuzzy photo taken nearly two decades ago in remote forests…

Scientists have discovered a previously undiscovered monkey species, Likweli, deep within the Democratic Republic of the Congos jungles, highlighting the Central Congo Basins…

Lo studio “Likweli: A remarkable new species of Colobus monkey from the Lomami National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo”, pubblicato su PLOS One da un team internazionale di…

A blurry 2008 photograph led researchers on an 18-year search to confirm a new monkey species.