Near-Extinct Monkeys Rediscovered in Borneo
Miller's grizzled langur was thought to be extinct, but scientists in Borneo capture images of creature using camera trapsScientists working in the jungles of Indonesia have rediscovered a large grey monkey so rare that many had believed it was extinct.The scientists were baffled to find the Miller's grizzled langur in an area well outside its previously recorded home range.A team of experts set up camera traps in the Wehea forest, on the eastern tip of Borneo island, in June, hoping to capture images of clouded leopards, orangutans and other wildlife known to congregate at several mineral salt licks.The pictures that came back caught them by surprise - groups of monkeys none had ever seen.With virtually no photographs of the species in existence, the scientists faced a challenge to confirm their suspicions, Brent Loken, a PhD student at Simon Fraser University in Canada and one of the lead researchers, said. The only images available were museum sketches."We were all pretty ecstatic. The fact that, wow, this
Near-Extinct Monkeys Rediscovered in Borneo
Deep in a pristine Borneo rainforest, researchers have found an endangered species of monkey recently feared to be extinct, and never before photographed.
Fri 20 Jan 12 from Wired Science
Elusive monkeys caught on camera
One of the world's most endangered primates has been caught on camera by scientists in Borneo.
Fri 20 Jan 12 from BBC News
'Extinct' monkey rediscovered in Borneo by new expedition
An international team of scientists has found one of the rarest and least known primates in Borneo, Miller's Grizzled Langur, a species which was believed to be extinct or on the verge of extinction. ...
Fri 20 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
Pictures: "Extinct" Monkeys With Sideburns Found in Borneo
The Miller's grizzled langur, a rare monkey species with bristly sideburns, has been "rediscovered" in a forest in northeastern Borneo, a new study says.
Fri 20 Jan 12 from National Geographic
Monkey Feared Extinct Rediscovered
The elusive Miller's grizzled langur popped up unexpectedly in Borneo.
Fri 20 Jan 12 from Discovery.com
Monkey Feared Extinct Rediscovered, Fri 20 Jan 12 from Livescience
'Extinct' monkey rediscovered in Indonesia jungle
Miller's grizzled langur was thought to be extinct, but scientists in Borneo capture images of creature using camera trapsScientists working in the jungles of Indonesia have rediscovered a large ...
Fri 20 Jan 12 from Guardian.co.uk
Monkey Long Believed Extinct Found in Indonesia
Only previous images of Miller's Grizzled Langur were museum sketches.
Fri 20 Jan 12 from U.S. News
Monkey feared extinct rediscovered in jungles of Borneo
An elusive monkey feared extinct has shown up in the remote forests of Borneo, posing for the first good pictures of the animal ever taken.
Fri 20 Jan 12 from FOXNews
'Extinct' monkey is discovered alive in Borneo by rainforest exhibition
Miller's Grizzled Langur is one of the rarest and least-known primates in the world - and was thought to have been wiped out in 2004. But a new expedition has captured it on camera.
Fri 20 Jan 12 from Daily Mail
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