Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of monkey with striking orange lips, mask-like facial markings and distinctive roaring calls in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of ...

A previously unknown species of Colobus monkey, distinguished by a call that sounds more like a croaking frog than a primate, has been formally described from the remote forests of Lomami National ...

A new endangered monkey species with a conspicuous orange patch around the mouth has been discovered in the dense forests of Congo, shedding light on the richness of the region's yet-to-be-documented ...

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.

In 2008, a team of researchers working in the Congo Basin snapped a blurry picture of a funny-looking monkey. While it resembled monkeys of the genus Colobus, its small size, glossy black fur, ...

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 ...

You’re a scientist working in the Congo Basin, one of the world’s largest rainforests, when a flash of orange catches your eye. You assume it’s nothing new ...

A newborn colobus monkey is sticking close to his mom as he “begins to take in the sights, sounds, and smells of his new environment” in Utah, officials said.

Newswise — NEW YORK, NY (April 30, 2024)—Conservationists and scientists from almost 20 institutions in the United States, Europe, and Africa, have concluded that immediate conservation efforts to ...

Researchers in Cameroon are aiming to use the red colobus monkey (Piliocolobus spp.) as both a standard-bearer for conservation and a barometer of forest health. Red colobus are tree-dwelling monkeys ...