Democratic Republic Congo News » Haut Lomami News Democratic Republic Congo » Haut-Lomami » History: Striking new species of African monkey discovered deep in the Congo rainforest
News channel or source: https://phys.org/news/2026-07-species-african-monkey-deep-congo.html
Published on: Wednesday 15 July 2026
In the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), scientists have identified a previously unknown species of African monkey—one of the rarest discoveries in modern primatology. Named ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Haut-Lomami » History: Likweli: A remarkable new species of Colobus monkey from the Lomami National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo (IMAGE)
News channel or source: https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/1140788
Published on: Saturday 18 July 2026
Colobus congensis, known locally as “likweli,” has a dramatic black face with pinkish-orange lips. Likweli: A remarkable new species of Colobus monkey from the Lomami National Park, Democratic ...