A black-furred monkey with striking orange-pink lips that has remained hidden for years in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been confirmed as a new species, marking one of Africa’s most significant primate discoveries in decades. The monkey, officially named Colobus con»»»

Scientists have discovered a new previously unknown monkey species in the dense rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This ends years of painstaking fieldwork in one of Africa's least-explored regions. The newly identified primate, named Likweli (Colobus congoensis), was formally d»»»