Watch: What we know about newly discovered monkey species

• 01A primate with pinkish-orange lips and a black face, living in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been confirmed as a new species to science.
• 02The primate was spotted in the high tree canopy of dense tropical forests in Lomami National Park, located in the central east of the country.
• 03Conservationists first reported seeing the animal in 2008.
• 04An international team began efforts to find and study the monkey following another sighting 10 years after the initial report.
• 05Dr. Karen Laurenson, Africa director at the Frankfurt Zoological Society, stated that the discovery showed there was still a lot in the natural world that needs to be explored.

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A primate with pinkish-orange lips and a black face has been confirmed as a new species following confirmations from sightings in Lomami National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo. An international team began studying the animal after a second sighting occurred ten years after the initial report in 2008. Dr. Karen Laurenson of the Frankfurt Zoological Society noted the discovery highlights unexplored areas of the natural world.