New, azure-buttocked monkey species discovered in Congo

A surprising discovery in a remote village in the Democratic Republic of Congo adds a new species to the monkey roster.



A shy, brightly colored monkey species has been found living in the lush rainforests at the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a find that utterly surprised the researchers who came upon it.

An adult male lesula, a newly-identified monkey species native to a limited area of central Democratic Republic of Congo.