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World Service,4 mins

The monkey that was thought to be extinct

Newsday

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Two primatologists working in the forests of the Republic of Congo have returned from the field with the first-ever photograph of the Bouvier's red colobus monkey. It's a rare primate not seen for more than half a century which had been thought to be extinct. Lieven Devreese is one of the primatologists who managed to track the monkey down.... (Picture: Bouvier's red colobus monkey Credit: Lieven Devreese)

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