New African monkey discovered

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New African monkey discovered

By Helen Briggs
BBC News science reporter

A previously unknown monkey species has been found in the mountains of southern Tanzania.

The animal is believed to be a critically endangered species, with no more than perhaps a thousand individuals remaining.

The highland mangabey, as it is called, lives in the trees and is thought to be closely related to the baboon family.

Full details of the discovery were revealed on Thursday in the journal Science.

Tom Butynski was one of the first scientists to track down the secretive monkey. He said it was a great thrill to be only the second or third primatologist to see the animal.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4562589.stm

(picture on web page)

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1. Wook at duh munKEY!

Wook! Wook!

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

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2. this is so cool

and by the picture he is quiet a handsome fellow