CAMERA TRAPS UNCOVER MYSTERIOUS LESULA MONKEY’S ‘BUSINESS’
BY GISELE GALOUSTIAN | 12/14/2023
In much the same way that Ring home security cameras capture both mundane and extraordinary events, strategically placed camera traps have uncovered the mysterious behavior of an elusive species of African monkey – Cercopithecus lomamiensis, commonly known as the “lesula.” With its large human-like eyes, golden mane and pink face, this cryptic species was discovered in 2012 in the central Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Because of the lesula’s mysterious behavior, traditional observational methods in the field are challenging.... click to read full article