New Snub-Nosed Monkey Discovered In Northern Myanmar

Myanmar Primate Conservation Program
The team discovered the new species, also called the Myanmar snub-nosed monkey, as part of the nationwide Myanmar Primate Conservation Program in early 2010. Hunters reported the presence of a monkey species with prominent lips and wide upturned nostrils, which did not fit the description of any primate currently known from the area.

Sightings were reported from the eastern Himalayas to the north-eastern Kachin state leading the team to conduct further field surveys which resulted in the discovery of a small population of the new species that display characteristics unlike any other snub-nosed species previously described. Read the full report here.

Source: Wildlife Extra.