Researchers Find New Monkey Species in The Jungles of The Democratic Republic of The Congo
Published by Researchers John and Terese Hart of the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale named the new Monkey Cercopithecus lomamiensis. It is the second new species discovered in 28 years!
Scientists of Natural History Have come across a completely new species of Monkeys that the world had never documented before, but the locals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been living with these Monkeys for centuries. They are commonly called Lesula in the local language.
Researchers John and Terese Hart of the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale named the new Monkey Cercopithecus lomamiensis. This new species was first seen in 2007 at a home of a Congolese school director near Kisangani where there are dense forests. It was a young Monkey being kept as a pet.
The new monkeys are the second species of African Monkey discovered in the last 28 years. They are medium in size and look rather thinner with an owl like facial appearance. The facts about this new Monkey species have been published in the Scientific Journal (PLOS ONE).
Scientists believe there are many animal species in the vast Central African jungles that are yet to be discovered and with more hunting for new species, scientists could find many undiscovered animals out there. But they also emphasized that with such new findings of species, there is even a greater urgency for the preservation of bio-diversity.
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On September 14, 2012 at 10:36 am
Fascinating. They do look owlish. Perhaps they were deeper inside the Jungle and more elusive. But always good to hear of a new species. Thanks for sharing.
On September 14, 2012 at 10:41 am
Interesting. Nice share.
On September 14, 2012 at 10:56 am
It’s a cutie! You raise some important points about preserving biodiversity and nature. I think it is exciting to know there are animal species in Africa that are yet to be discovered and important to document such species, Could it be evolution, or just that we are still discovering our natural world? Very interesting article.
On September 14, 2012 at 11:28 am
Interesting post thanks for sharing.
On September 14, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Really very amazing…
On September 14, 2012 at 4:43 pm
These look so cute and I hope they are protected interesting thanks Gaby
On September 14, 2012 at 6:48 pm
Well written, thank you. And thank you for your support.
On September 14, 2012 at 9:33 pm
Interesting discovery. The face of the new monkey in the photo looks quite human.
On September 15, 2012 at 1:22 am
Fascinating. They do look owlish. Perhaps they were deeper inside the Jungle and more elusive.
On September 15, 2012 at 4:30 am
Thanks a lot for this
On September 17, 2012 at 12:47 am
This is the good news