A species of monkey previously unknown to science has been discovered in Africa: and boffins say that it has an extensive
bright blue bottomwhich rivals that of the largest and most colourful known monkeys on Earth.
The new monkey was first sighted by scientists in 2007, when boffins found one being kept as a pet in the town of Opala in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It transpired that the unusual monkey was well known to local people, but had never before been catalogued by scientists. Following some research, the new species — dubbed lesula
— has now been announced to an astonished world.
The lesula, which is the first new monkey found in Africa for 28 years, is remarkable in particular for its vibrant colouring. It has a pink face, golden throat, massive whiskers and a vertical white stripe up its nose, which gives it some resemblance to the already well known owl-faced monkey — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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