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The scientific identification of the new species, deep in central Congo's Lomami forest basin, is the first of its kind in 28 years and has caused waves in an age where much of the ... Read more »
New Monkey Species Identified in DR Congo, September 2012
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Photo 1 of 5Credit: J. A. Hart/ Plos OneIn June 2007, a previously undocumented monkey known locally as "Lesula" was found in the forests of the middle Lomami Basin in central Democratic Republic of Congo. This new species is described as Cercopithecus lomamiensis. -
Photo 2 of 5Credit: Plos OneDiscoveries of new African primate species like this one are rare but significant.
Found during field surveys in a remote area of the middle Lomami Basin in central DRC, lesula has grabbed the world's attention. -
Photo 3 of 5Credit: Gilbert Paluku/ Plos OneThis photo shows a captive adult male Cercopithecus hamlyni (a sister species) on the left, and adult male Cercopithecus lomamiensis (upper right). -
Photo 4 of 5Credit: Gilbert Paluku/ Plos OneLesula has a distinctive blue bottom. -
Photo 5 of 5Credit: John Hart/ Plos OneA few of the monkeys have been captured so far in different regions around DRC.
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