Monkey just discovered already endangered

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 11:07 in Biology & Nature

Just three years after it was discovered, a new species of monkey is threatened with extinction according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, which recently published the first-ever census of the endangered primate. Known as the "kipunji," the large, forest-dwelling primate hovers at 1,117 individuals. read more

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