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Monkey with orange lips identified in Congo as newfound species

Headline from WSVN Miami, from the development of Jul 15, 2026

Newest development Jul 16, 2026 · 2 reportsNew monkey species with orange lips discovered after years of searching

(CNN) — A new species of monkey with distinctive orange lips and a deep roaring call has been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....

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    Monkey with orange lips identified in Congo as newfound species

    Headline from WSVN Miami ·

  2. Newest

    New monkey species with orange lips discovered after years of searching

    Headline from WMUR ·

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  1. Scientific American

    Scientists discover a ‘remarkable’ new monkey species with orange lips and a froglike roar (opens Scientific American)

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    The new species, Colobus congoensis , may already be endangered

  2. Live Science

    Orange-lipped monkey that roars and snorts deep in Congo rainforest is new species to science (opens Live Science)

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    A striking new monkey species, Colobus congoensis, was discovered deep in the Congo rainforest and has been scientifically described for the first time.

  3. Phys

    New species of monkey with unusual orange lips discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo (opens Phys)

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    Scientists have described a new species of colobus monkey in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), report John Hart at Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation and colleagues in PLOS One. The first hint that a new primate species might be hiding in the dense forests of Lomami National Pa…

  4. Phys

    Striking new species of African monkey discovered deep in the Congo rainforest (opens Phys)

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    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.

  5. High Point Enterprise

    New monkey species with orange lips discovered in Africa (opens High Point Enterprise)

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    It was first sighted in 2008 when researchers captured a partially obscured photograph of the monkey.

  6. Mongabay

    New colobus monkey, ‘Likweli’, confirmed in DRC (opens Mongabay)

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    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. And now, nearly 20 years later, the team has confirmed in a study that the black primate is a new-to-s…

  7. Science Alert

    An Entirely New Monkey Species Has Been Hiding in The Congo Rainforest (opens Science Alert)

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    When biologists discover a new species in the 21st century, it's usually because they've run...

  8. BBC News

    New monkey species with orange lips found 'hiding' in DRC forest (opens BBC News)

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    Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.

  9. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Monkey with orange lips identified as newfound species (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — 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 just the fifth new monkey species scientists have identified in Africa in the …

  10. KTVB Boise

    Scientists discover new species of African monkey in Congo rainforest (opens KTVB Boise)

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    Researchers say the monkey likely split from its closest known relative 4 million to 5 million years ago and may already be endangered.

  11. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    New monkey species with orange lips found in Congo forest (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    It is black with orange face patches.

  12. New York Post

    ‘Very exciting’ new species of monkeys with big, orange lips discovered ‘hiding’ in forest (opens New York Post)

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    Researchers have discovered a new species of orange-lipped monkey in the Congo that utters unique roars and snorts.

  13. WMUR

    New monkey species with orange lips discovered after years of searching (opens WMUR)

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    A monkey with striking orange lips and a thunderous roar has just been identified as a new species after years of mystery. Here’s why scientists say it’s a major find.

  14. WSVN Miami

    Monkey with orange lips identified in Congo as newfound species (opens WSVN Miami)

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    (CNN) — A new species of monkey with distinctive orange lips and a deep roaring call has been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....

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