‘Gorgeous’ New Monkey Discovered in Africa

abc ^ | 9-13-12 | Bazi Kanani

[TurboZamboni]

NAIRPOBI, Kenya — The world’s newest-known monkey is a shy creature with bright-blue buttocks that lives quietly in the remote rain forests of central Africa, according to the American researchers who discovered a new monkey species. Cercopithecus Lomamiensis, locally called the lesula, is barefaced and has a long nose and an aquamarine backside. It is well-known to hunters in the Lomami forest basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but researchers said the area has had little biological exploration and the species was unknown to those outside the region.

[TurboZamboni]

I think the young Pete Townsend monkey is quite interesting.

[Sawdring]

The eyes look human.

[mass55th]

Put a pair of round wire glasses on the monkey on the right, and he’d look like John Lennon.

[beebuster2000]

who?

[TurboZamboni]

can you photoshop?

if his butt his blue, he may be a miner monkey in the tundra.

[UCANSEE2]

Much like a hairy faced troll, is it not?

[mass55th]

No, I don't do photoshop unfortunately.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Ridiculously Photogenic Monkey.

[GeronL]

It’s Dobby!

[trisham]

Ick. It’s ugly.

[The Iceman Cometh]

I was real worried that I would open this thread and see a picture of Michelle Obama wearing something blue. Phew, glad that didn’t happen.

[Rappini]

Hey TZ if I could see some ears the two with hair on their face could be POTUS.

[a fool in paradise]

The world’s newest-known monkey is a shy creature with bright-blue buttocks

Not a PING.

Question, could scientists gene splice it with a blue footed booby?

[Cyber Liberty]

Oh, I get it! An application of the word “gorgeous” with which I was previously unfamiliar.

[OwenKellogg]

Rage monkey ping?

[djf]

I immediately thought of this guy...

Same eyes, same nose, same fur...

[Lionheartusa1]

If 0bama had a son ,,,,,

[Bon mots]

I think the young Pete Townsend monkey is quite interesting

Is it also a pedophile?

[familyop]

"It is well-known to hunters in the Lomami forest basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,..."

It will also be known to restaurateurs there soon enough.

[MCH]

Freaky looking monkey. His eyes look like something out of an old Renaissance era painting.