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Meet Colobus congoensis
We just discovered it
Its range is small, and #JuniorAmboko, lead researcher in the discovery, describes them as shy and hiding in high trees in #LomamiNationalPark of the #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #DRC
"This discovery is both exciting and deeply personal, highlighting the extraordinary #biodiversity of my homeland and how much remains undocumented"
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/…
abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/col…
New monkey species with orange lips discovered after years of searching
The monkey — Colobus congoensis — is only the fifth new species of African monkey to be discovered in the past 75 years.Tessa Flemming (ABC News)
