Likweli is easy to miss, even for people who know central Africa’s forests well. The small black monkey lives high in dense ...

The creatures, which weigh about the same as a small dog, have spiky black hair, orange-cream skin around their mouths and a ...

New primate discoveries are uncommon, and this one comes with immediate concern.

A new species of monkey with distinctive orange lips and a deep roaring call has been identified in the Democratic Republic ...

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

A newly discovered monkey species in the Democratic Republic of Congo is under threat and scientists are racing to save it.

A new species of colobus monkey has been identified, becoming just the 5th such occasion in 75 years of research on the ...

The medium-sized monkey with an orange-colored patch around its nose and mouth, known locally as Likweli, joins a very short ...

The 'Likweli' marks the second species discovered in the past 15 years around the Lomami River, in a remote and thickly ...

Hearing that a new primate species has been named is exciting news for scientists because primates across the world are in ...

Researchers found the Colobus congoensis monkey, known locally as Likweli, in the forests of Lomami National Park in the ...

This discovery is both exciting and deeply personal, highlighting the extraordinary biodiversity of my homeland and how much ...