The creatures, which weigh about the same as a small dog, have spiky black hair, orange-cream skin around their mouths and a white patch on their rear ends. Scientists say that they're probably endang ...

Scientists confirmed a new monkey species, Colobus congoensis, in the Democratic Republic of Congo after more than a decade ...

In the jungle of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a team of researchers discover a new species of monkey, and form a deep friendship along the way.

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 ...

Visitors to New York City's Central Park Zoo can now see a pair of twin black-and-white ruffed lemurs, an encouraging ...

It marks the fifth new monkey species identified in Africa in the last 75 years.

Massive birds whose loud wingbeats and rollicking cries resound through tropical rainforests, African hornbills were a common sight in my experience working in Gabon, Central Africa, 30 years ago.

The green turtle, found across the world’s oceans, is recovering after decades of decline, according to the latest IUCN Red List assessment. The species has been reclassified from endangered to least ...

For the first time, scientists have recorded close-up, extended videos of some rarely seen small nocturnal species in the rainforest canopies of Panama and Peru. Experts say the new technology may ...

Likweli is easy to miss, even for people who know central Africa’s forests well. The small black monkey lives high in dense canopy, moves quietly, and occupies a narrow corner of the Democratic ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a team of researchers discovered a new species of monkey and formed deep friendship along the way.