Blurry photo, real discovery

A new species of monkey, known locally as Likweli, at the Lomami National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The monkeys’ restricted range helps explain why they’re so poorly known even by local people, a researcher says. — Daniel Rosengre/Frankfurt Zoological Society via The New York Times

BLURRY photos are often held up as supposed evidence of elusive creatures like Nessie and Bigfoot.

But the subject of a fuzzy photo taken nearly two decades ago in remote forests of Congo – a strange, orange-faced monkey – has turned out to be the real deal.