Scientists have identified a new species of monkey — with a striking mask-like face and distinctive pinkish-orange lips — after a decades-long search for the primate was sparked by a blurry photograph ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Likweli monkey species lives in a small Congo forest range and faces growing threats from hunting and habitat loss. (CREDIT: ...

SUMMERS: Now, that word, discover, actually underplays how big a deal this is. Because even after scientists found this monkey, proving it was, in fact, a new species of primate took years. NPR's ...

The spider monkey’s tail is prehensile, which means “capable of grasping.” It is generally longer than the animal’s body and acts as a fifth limb—an adaptation to life in the tree canopy. It can ...

Scientists have identified a new species of monkey that has orange lips and makes unique roars and snorting sounds. The distinctive monkey lives in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of the ...

Deep in the Congolese rainforest, scientists have discovered a new species of monkey so elusive even local communities knew little of its existence. Dubbed “Likweli,” it sports a black coat, a pink ...

A new species of monkey with distinctive orange lips and a deep roaring call has been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Colobus congoensis, known to local people as Likweli, is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The newly described monkey has orange lips and a patch of white fur around the anus. | Credit: Daniel Rosengren, Frankfurt ...