# New monkey species discovered in Congo

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-monkey-species-discovered-in-congo/634561>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 13, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-monkey-species-discovered-in-congo/634561 "2012-09-13T01:19:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-monkey-species-discovered-in-congo/634561/1 "2012-09-13T01:19:42Z")

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New to the outside world, of course. Very cool -[the first new monkey species cataloged in 28 years.](http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/12/world/africa/dr-congo-new-monkey/index.html?hpt=hp_c3)

StG

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**Author:** ![Vaevictis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f04885/32.png) [@Vaevictis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vaevictis)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-monkey-species-discovered-in-congo/634561/2 "2012-12-09T07:19:30Z")

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What was the last one discovered before this?

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**Author:** ![DataX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@DataX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataX)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-monkey-species-discovered-in-congo/634561/3 "2012-12-09T07:31:08Z")

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Nitpick - article says it is the second discovery in 28 years ( which seems an odd way to phrase something).

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**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-monkey-species-discovered-in-congo/634561/4 "2012-12-09T07:58:04Z")

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The monkey itself is obviously bored silly with the whole business.

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**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-monkey-species-discovered-in-congo/634561/5 "2012-12-09T08:20:09Z")

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For a minute, I thought they discovered a new species in the \*movie \*Congo, as if one had been filmed accidentally and just now identified!

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**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-monkey-species-discovered-in-congo/634561/6 "2012-12-10T21:00:15Z")

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I know him! That’s Devon, he works in Distribution. He’s got a bitchin’ '74 Camaro.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-monkey-species-discovered-in-congo/634561/7 "2012-12-11T01:04:47Z")

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> [@Icarus](#):
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> I know him! That’s Devon, he works in Distribution. He’s got a bitchin’ '74 Camaro.

And an 8-track player.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-monkey-species-discovered-in-congo/634561/8 "2012-12-12T04:42:08Z")

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> [@Icarus](#):
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> I know him! That’s Devon, he works in Distribution. He’s got a bitchin’ '74 Camaro.

I heard his parents drove it up from the Bahamas.