In brief
A new monkey species is characterized by a black face and pinkish‑orange lips and has been confirmed after ten years of elusive sightings in the dense canopy of Lomami National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Conservationists first noted the creature in 2008, but it wasn’t until a second encounter in 2018 that an international team documented its features in detail. The discovery, hailed by Frankfurt Zoological Society’s Africa director as “amazing,” highlights the immense biodiversity still hidden in tropical forests and underscores the need for continued exploration and protection of these habitats.
A primate with pinkish‑orange lips and a black face has been formally named a new species after ten years of elusive sightings.
\The animal lives high in the forest canopy of Lomami National Park, in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s central‑eastern region.
\Conservationists first reported the monkey in 2008, but it wasn’t until a second sighting a decade later that an international research team travelled to the park to confirm its existence and take detailed photographs.
\Franciszek Laurenson, Africa director at the Frankfurt Zoological Society, said the discovery is “amazing” and highlighted that “there is still a lot out there in the natural world that needs to be explored.”
\The finding underscores how much biodiversity remains undocumented, especially in dense tropical forests that are difficult to study.
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