Distribuição geográfica restrita desses animais ajuda a explicar por que eles são pouco conhecidos, mesmo pelas populações locais. Segundo cientistas, espécimes correm risco de extinção

La nueva especie, conocida como 'Likweli', tiene unas peculiares marcas en el rostro similares a una máscara y emite un fuerte rugido

Kinshasa (dpa) - Der Affe verfügt über glänzend schwarzes Fell, einen langen, geschwungenen Schwanz und einen leuchtend orange-cremefarbenen Fleck um Maul und Nase. Von den…

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

Im Kongobecken haben Forschende eine neue Affenart gefunden. Weil der Lebensraum der Tiere bedroht ist, wollen sie »Colobus congoensis« auf die Rote Liste setzen lassen.

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

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 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

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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."

Los científicos destacan que Colobus congoensis es apenas el quinto mono africano descubierto en los últimos 75 años.

Distribuição geográfica restrita desses animais ajuda a explicar por que eles são pouco conhecidos, mesmo pelas populações locais. Segundo cientistas, espécimes correm risco de…

Piden que sea clasificada como “en peligro de extinción” por su pequeña área de distribución y tamaño poblacional, y por la amenaza de caza.