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New Colobus Monkey Species Discovered in DR Congo Forest
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New Colobus Monkey Species Discovered in DR Congo Forest

Scientists confirm Colobus congoensis — a new African monkey species hidden in DR Congo for decades, with distinctive pinkish-orange lips unlike any known primate.

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Four New Chameleon Species Found on Mozambique's 'Sky Islands'
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Four New Chameleon Species Found on Mozambique's 'Sky Islands'

Scientists describe four previously unknown sylvan chameleons, each living on its own isolated mountaintop forest in northern Mozambique — an unmistakable signature of evolution in action.

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New 'Ballista' Spider Builds Spring-Loaded Trap to Catch Ants
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New 'Ballista' Spider Builds Spring-Loaded Trap to Catch Ants

Discovered in North Queensland's rainforests, the newly described spider weaves a catapult-like silk web that flings a single ant species into the air before reeling it in.

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Scientists Discover 24 New Deep-Sea Species, Including Entirely New Family of Life
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Scientists Discover 24 New Deep-Sea Species, Including Entirely New Family of Life

Researchers exploring 4,000 meters below the Pacific found two dozen new creatures — one so unique it belongs to a previously unknown branch of the animal kingdom.

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Tiny Fish Scale a 50-Foot Waterfall in the Congo Basin
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Tiny Fish Scale a 50-Foot Waterfall in the Congo Basin

Thousands of shellear fish have been filmed climbing a vertical waterfall in the DRC — the first waterfall-climbing species ever documented in Africa.

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Rare Antelope Photographed for First Time on Zanzibar
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Rare Antelope Photographed for First Time on Zanzibar

Camera traps captured the first-ever images of the elusive Pemba blue duiker, a 12-inch-tall antelope not documented in over 20 years.

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Virunga Celebrates Second Set of Gorilla Twins in 3 Months
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Virunga Celebrates Second Set of Gorilla Twins in 3 Months

Nine mountain gorilla births in Q1 2026 — including two rare sets of twins — mark a historic stretch for the endangered species.

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24 New Species Found in the Pacific — Including a New Branch of Life
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24 New Species Found in the Pacific — Including a New Branch of Life

Scientists discovered 24 new amphipod species and an entirely new superfamily in one of Earth's least explored ecosystems.

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We're Living in a Golden Age of Species Discovery — And Scientists Say the Best Is Yet to Come
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We're Living in a Golden Age of Species Discovery — And Scientists Say the Best Is Yet to Come

Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species every year, from deep-sea creatures to high-altitude fungi, revealing a planet far more biodiverse than anyone imagined.

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