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New monkey species with orange lips discovered after years of searching

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A newly discovered species of monkey with distinctive orange lips has been discovered deep in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The monkey — colobus congoensis — is only the fifth new species of African monkey to be discovered in the past 75 years. [allAfrica] Scientists have discovered a new species of monkey, the Colobus congoensis, that has striking pinkish-orange lips and a black face and lives in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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