In brief
A previously unseen monkey with pinkish‑orange lips and a black face has been confirmed as a new species. The primate was found high in the forest canopy of Lomami National Park, Congo. First seen in 2008, researchers only located the animal again a decade later, prompting a focused study. Dr. Karen Laurenson of the Frankfurt Zoological Society described the find as "amazing," highlighting gaps still in our knowledge of wildlife.
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A monkey with pinkish‑orange lips and a black face that lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been confirmed as a new species to science.
The primate was spotted hidden away in the high tree canopy of dense tropical forests in Lomami National Park, in the central east of the country.
Conservationists first reported seeing the animal back in 2008, but it was not until a second sighting ten years later that an international team set out to find and study the monkey.
Dr. Karen Laurenson, Africa director at the Frankfurt Zoological Society, said the discovery was “amazing” and showed there was still “a lot out there in the natural world that needs to be explored”.
