Orange-lipped monkey that roars and snorts deep in Congo rainforest is new species to science

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Scientists have identified a new species of monkey that has orange lips and makes unique roars and snorting sounds. The distinctive monkey lives in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

It is only the fifth new monkey species to be identified in Africa in the past 75 years, and there might be more unknown monkey species in the region, scientists behind a new study suggested. Researchers named the newly identified species of monkey Colobus congoensis, after the region, and it is known by the common name "lik­weli" in the local Kilanga language.

"This is remarkable because it's not very common these days to find a new, never-before-documented primate species, let alone a relatively large species of monkey," said Joshua Linder, an anthropologist and president and co-founder of the The Forest Collective, a nonprofit that aims to conserve and restore tropical rainforests.

In 2008, conservationists in the dense rainforests of Lomami National Park, within the Congo Basin in the DRC, photographed an unidentified monkey, but it was partially obscured. Then, in 2018 a similar-looking animal was captured on camera, prompting study co-author Junior Amboko, a Lomami National Park researcher and a Florida Atlantic University anthropologist, to set out to find the mysterious monkey.

https://www.livescience.com/animals/primates/orange-lipped-monkey-that-roars-and-snorts-deep-in-congo-rainforest-is-new-species-to-science

[intheozone]

1. Are they related to orange-lipped monkey that roars & snorts

deep in the White House?

[mwmisses4289]

11. That's an insult to the real monkeys!

[Dave Bowman]

2. So they finally discovered the trump family's origin. 🤔

Jokes aside that's amazing. 👍

[Goonch]

3. ;-{)......

[Sanity Claws]

5. Soft eyes

[irisblue]

7. Pretty animal

[mwmisses4289]

12. Way more handsome than t ever will be.

[Chasstev365]

4. Orange Snort Monkeys?

A. I thought this was going to be about Trump.
B. Great Band Name.

[BaronChocula]

6. Someone has a new nickname

But seriously, these critters are clearly good at avoiding attention. Good for them.

[OMGWTF]

8. Are they going to name it after T💩p like the newly discovered moth with the tiny peen and weird hairdo?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neopalpa_donaldtrumpi

[Solly Mack]

9. Adorable!

[Grim Chieftain]

10. OMG! When I read "Orange-lipped monkey that roars and snorts," I thought you meant Trump

Sorry. Good find though, and interesting read.

Thanks!

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13. Yeah, I didn't think I needed to add anything or promote it-

"Orange-lipped monkey that roars and snorts" is iconic.