A canopy call, a partial photo and DNA revealed a new primate species — one that may already be at risk of extinction.

Wade Papenfus spends three days living with one of the world's last monkey hunting tribes, learning how they survive deep in the jungle using traditions passed down for generations. From crafting ...

July 16 (Reuters) - Scientists have identified a new species of monkey in Democratic Republic of Congo's rainforest, distinguished by patches of ‌light-colored skin around its mouth, Florida Atlantic ...

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 ...

This wildlife news is bananas. Researchers were taken aback when they discovered a new species of black-furred monkey in Congo that sports distinctive orange lips and utters unique vocalizations. The ...

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. Colobus congoensis, known locally as “Likweli.” Junior Amboko Scientists have identified a new species of monkey in the forests of ...

It is only the fifth new African monkey identified as a new species in the past 75 years. By Kate Golembiewski Blurry photos are often held up as supposed evidence of elusive creatures like Nessie and ...

A monkey with a distinctive mask-like face, found in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been declared a new species – only the fifth new species of monkey documented from ...

An international team of scientists, including Yale researchers, has described a new Colobus monkey species inhabiting high forest canopies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It is just the ...

Thousands have joined the annual Peace March to the Srebrenica Memorial Centre, marking the 31st anniversary of the 1995 genocide of Bosniaks by Bosnian Serb forces. This post is also available in ...

A deeply disturbing incident involving a rhesus macaque and a baby becomes the center of a wider look at some of the world’s deadliest monkeys. What makes the story so shocking is how it pushes these ...