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New monkey species identified

10 Oct 2012

Scientists have identified a new species of African monkey, locally known as the lesula. The findings are described in the 12 September issue of the research journal PLoS One.

It is only the second new species of African monkey discovered in the last 28 years, biologists said.

The first lesula found was a young captive animal seen in 2007 in a school director's compound in the town of Opala in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The young monkey bore a resemblance to a known species called the owl-faced monkey, but its coloration was different. Read the article.

Source: Quest

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