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: ...

Many people assume baboons and mandrills are the same animal because both belong to the Old World monkey family and share similar body shapes. In fact, mandrills were once grouped with baboons and are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colobus congensis, known locally as Likweli, has a dramatic black face with pinkish-orange lips. - Junior Amboko A new species of ...

A new species of monkey with unusual orange lips has been discovered deep in the rain forests of Africa. The species — already feared to be "endangered" — can be identified by its "striking" facial ...

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 ...

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 ...

Likweli is easy to miss, even for people who know central Africa’s forests well. The small black monkey lives high in dense canopy, moves quietly, and occupies a narrow corner of the Democratic ...