{"id":361791,"date":"2026-07-16T19:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/new-monkey-species-discovered-in-forests-of-dr-congo\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T19:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:00:04","slug":"new-monkey-species-discovered-in-forests-of-dr-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/new-monkey-species-discovered-in-forests-of-dr-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"New monkey species discovered in forests of DR Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/D8j7Lnn5n2A\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"New monkey species discovered in forests of DR Congo\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D8j7Lnn5n2A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A new species of monkeys has been discovered in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The Colobus congoensis were found in Lomami National Park. They have distinct orange lips and pale markings around its mouth.<\/p>\n<p>Conservationists first spotted the animal back in 2008 and then sent out a team to find the species ten years later. <\/p>\n<p>Although these monkeys are new to scientists, locals are already familiar and refer to them as Likweli.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new species of monkeys has been discovered in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe] The Colobus congoensis were found in Lomami National Park. They have distinct orange lips and pale markings around its mouth. 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