Among them are unique orchids, new species of coffee, clawed frog, crocodile, electric fish, owl, spiders, turtles and even a monkey species known locally as the "lesula". It reveals a stunning ...

Only found in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the lesula monkey (Cercopithecus lomamiensis) was first described by scientists in 2012. A 2023 Animals study finds that the ...

Two of the rarest monkeys from the group, the Lesula, survived ... in wildlife trafficking and environmental law, says a single monkey can fetch up to $100,000 for Congolese smugglers.

In addition to mandrills and vervets, other monkeys like the patas, talapoins, and the lesula sport blue balls. Price, J. S., et al. “Control of Scrotal Colour in the Vervet Monkey.” ...

Experts based in Zimbabwe, United States of America and Holland said the smuggled monkeys belonged to the recently discovered Lesula species ... found are putty-nosed monkey, L'Hoest's monkey ...

Next time you need to cast a brooding, unconventionally handsome leading man though, this Lesula monkey is probably a cheaper booking. Just saying. The fella on the left won the fancy dress ...

Dewiler has worked with scientists at the Lukuru Foundation for more than eight years, and helped to discover a new species, the Lesula monkey at the park in 2012. To find the elusive Dryas ...

She also helped to discover a new species, the Lesula monkey, in that same park in 2012. "Dryas monkeys are drawn to dense thickets and flooded areas. When threatened, they quickly disappear into ...

She also helped to discover a new species, the Lesula monkey, in that same park in 2012. "Dryas monkeys are drawn to dense thickets and flooded areas. When threatened, they quickly disappear into ...

The lesula, an African primate only formally discovered ... For instance, the green monkey, a vervet native to West Africa and the West Indies, has genitalia that turns a pale blue or even white ...