New monkey!

May 31, 2005

A new species of monkey was recently discovered in Tanzania, the highland mangabey. The article is here. The researchers placed it in the genus Lophocebus, the genus for mangabeys, but are unsure if it will stay there or if a new genus will be made for them.

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