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11 May 2006

New monkey! →[More:] The new monkey, at first called the highland mangabey but now known as kipunji, is more closely related to baboons than to mangabey monkeys, but in fact deserves its own genus and species classification, the researchers reported in the journal Science. So they have re-named it Rungwecebus kipunji

post by: essexjan at: 17:03 | 6 comments

This is big news.

posted by ooga_booga 11 May | 17:22

Monkeys are the new bunnies.

posted by essexjan 11 May | 17:28

This news article is useless without pictures.

posted by matildaben 11 May | 17:42

Not to get all nitpicky, but isn't "more unique" sort of like "more pregnant" or "more dead"?

posted by mudpuppie 11 May | 17:45

SHOCK THE MONKEY!

Oh, and there is a picture.

posted by eekacat 11 May | 18:14

Yeah, Mudpuppie, that jumped right out at me too.

posted by LarryC 12 May | 16:08

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