New family of primates found?
A rare and reclusive African monkey discovered last year is believed to belong to an entirely new family of primates - the first such find for 83 years.
Um, is this the right URL? Or am I not getting the joke?
Oh shit! Can I get this motherfucker corrected? Correct URL is here.
Sadly it looks as if it could be "Hail and farewell, Rungwecebus kipunji".
Scientists originally thought the monkey, named Rungwecebus kipunji after Mount Rungwe in Tanzania, was a type of mangabey from the genus Lophocebus.
I have no idea what this really means but it sounds impressive.
The Sooty Mangabey is one of my favorite animals relatives, not least for its memorable & euphonious name.
If anything is going to attract beeswacky back, it is the use of the word 'euphonious'.
Dear bee- if you won't answer your emails, how about euphonious?
*walks amiably into thread, smacks face into pun, falls down*
The BBC has a bit about it; you can listen to its "honk-bark" (!) and watch some video of leaves blowing around.
*apologises to petebest*
dad's okgay, ids jus by doze.
I love the honk-bark
Nothing says skylark
Like a new monkey at play
But y'know it reminds me
Of a sweet lady's hiney
And honk-barking all night into day!
Hey!
*Russian knee-dancing*
Euphonious Monk (ey)?
Kipunji the monkey of the genus Rungwecebus
eats shoots and leaves much like the rest of us.
His honk-bark sounds something like a broken euphonium
'tho he someday could learn to play the accordium.
*walks amiably into thread, smacks face into pun, falls down*
*Amiably stands stunned, looks at Pete lolling on the ground, turns, walks back out of thread
Damn, Pete, would you please not play the fool around the potential new members?
**kisses to FT
animalsrelatives, not least for its memorable & euphonious name.