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.

Known to local residents and hunters as Lesula, the monkey has been formally named Cercopithecus Lomamiensis.The new species is a member of the tribe Cercopithecini, commonly known as guenons.

Lesula and its closest relative, the owl-faced monkey (Cercopithecus hamlyni), live in close proximity to each other in central Democratic Republic of Congo, and are quite similar at first glance ...

The park is home to three unique primates including the bonobo, Dryas and Lesula monkey- the later only found in this park in the whole world. Forest elephants and okapis are other unique ...