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http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2006/05/first_new_type_.html

First new type of monkey found in 83 years

Scientists say they have discovered the first new genus of monkey in
83 years, the BBC is reporting. The African primate — Rungwecebus
kipunji — lives in two remote, high-altitude locations in Tanzania,
stands about 3 feet tall and sports a distinctive Mohawk of gray-brown
fur on its head. Adults make an unusual call described as a
"honk-bark." The BBC has audio and video of the monkey.

The discovery, first noted last year in photographs, is detailed in
the journal Science Express.