African Monkey <i>Rungwecebus kipunji</i> (IMAGE)

National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)

African Monkey <i>Rungwecebus kipunji</i>

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A shy tree-dwelling monkey with a black face and long brown fur, the kipunji (key-POON-jee) was unknown to science until 2003, when it was discovered in a remote region of southern Tanzania.

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Photo courtesy of Tim Davenport. For additional images please contact Davenport directly.

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