Scientists confirmed a new monkey species, Colobus congoensis, in the Democratic Republic of Congo after more than a decade of fieldwork, anatomical comparisons, genetic testing, and local ...

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A quarter-century of tracking wild owl monkeys, often referred to as night monkeys, in Argentina has turned up something unexpected: the small, leaping primates are getting heavier. And researchers ...

SUMMERS: Now, that word, discover, actually underplays how big a deal this is. Because even after scientists found this monkey, proving it was, in fact, a new species of primate took years. NPR's ...

Scientists have just confirmed the existence of an entirely new monkey species in the Congo rainforest. The monkey, for its part, looks like it would have preferred to stay undiscovered. Meet Colobus ...

A shock new study has found that monkeys keep other animals as pets in the same way humans do. Oxford boffins say that the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Likweli monkey species lives in a small Congo forest range and faces growing threats from hunting and habitat loss. (CREDIT: ...