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News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-species-of-monkey-with-orange-mouth-and-nose-found-in-forest-in-national-park/ar-AA287RmN
Published on: Friday 17 July 2026
Researchers found the Colobus congoensis monkey, known locally as Likweli, in the forests of Lomami National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo A new monkey species with an orange-cream patch ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Lomami » Sports: New colobus monkey, ‘Likweli’, confirmed in DRC
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/new-colobus-monkey-likweli-confirmed-in-drc/
Published on: Wednesday 15 July 2026
In 2008, wildlife researchers surveying a massive, underexplored forested region in the Democratic Republic of Congo photographed a black monkey. That region eventually became Lomami National Park.