Punch the monkey captured hearts worldwide when gut-wrenching photos emerged of him cuddling a soft toy after being abandoned by his mum and shunned by the other monkeys at his zoo. The tiny primate, ...

High in the forested canopy of Democratic Republic of Congo, an all-black monkey turned its back to a photographer’s camera. The partial image taken in 2008 revealed little more than the monkey’s dark ...

Punch, the monkey who was abandoned by his mother after being born, is growing up. He celebrated his first birthday on Sunday with about 2,500 cards from around the world. The letters are on display ...

Now settled among more than 60 monkeys on Monkey Mountain, Punch depends on his toy less each day Punch, a Japanese macaque abandoned at birth, bonded with a plush orangutan that helped him survive ...

ICHIKAWA, Japan — Punch, the orphaned monkey at a Japanese zoo that stole many people’s hearts by clinging to an orangutan plushie, is marking his first birthday with a flood of well-wishing messages ...

Deep in the Congolese rainforest, scientists have discovered a new species of monkey so elusive even local communities knew little of its existence. Dubbed “Likweli,” it sports a black coat, a pink ...

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 small primate, called Colobus congoensis, was ...

A new species of monkey with distinctive orange lips and a deep roaring call has been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Colobus congoensis, known to local people as Likweli, is ...

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A monkey that has striking pinkish-orange lips and a black face - and lives in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo - has been confirmed as a new species to science. The black-furred ...

Deep in the lush forests of Lomami National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo lives a rare monkey that has long evaded scientists and even most local communities. Only few have witnessed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colobus congoensis, known locally as “Likweli.” Junior Amboko Scientists have identified a new species of monkey in the forests of ...