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     From :- BBC World News By :- Victoria Gill   Science correspondent Edited by :- Amal Udawatta Junior Amboko The monkey, known locally as "Likweli", has distinctive pinkish-orange lips A monkey that has striking pinkish-orange lips and a black face - and lives in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo - has been confirmed as a new species to science. The black-furred primate was spotted and photographed hidden away in the high tree canopy of dense tropical forests in Lomami National Park, in the central east of the country. Conservationists working there first reported seeing this unusual-looking animal back in 2008. But they captured just one blurry photograph. After another sighting 10 years later, an international team set out to find and study the monkey and revealed that it was a previously unknown species. This is only the fifth African monkey species to be discovered in the last 75 years. Junior Amboko, a PhD student at Florida Atlantic Unive...

                                                                    From:- BBC World News                                                                 By:-  Esme Stallard  -   Climate and science reporter                                                                   Edited by  :- Amal Udawatta 0:45 Tyrannosaurus rex fossil sells for record price at auction A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex has been sold for £37.4m ($50.1m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York -...

     English Name: Small Minivets Sinhala Name: Kuda Minivetta Scientific Name: Pericrocotus cinnamomeus The smallest of the minivets; males have a slaty gray crown, cheeks, and back. They have a black throat and wings, while their tails are black with pale yellow edges. The breast is orange, gradually fading into yellowish-white underparts. The black wings also display a patch of orange. In contrast, females are duller than males, featuring light gray upperparts, cheeks, and crown; dark gray wings; a white throat; and light yellow underparts. Both males and females display an orange rump. They are usually seen in small flocks and frequently make high-pitched “swee swee” calls as they move around, feeding on insects. Sometimes, they catch insects mid-air like flycatchers. These birds inhabit various forested environments, particularly thorny jungles, scrub patches, and open dry forests. This picture was taken in my home garden in Kumbukgatte, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka Amal Ud...

    From :- BBC World News By :-  Helen Briggs   Science correspondent Edited by :- Amal Udawatta    Image: Yohei Utsuki, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University A sketch of what the giant octopus might have looked like Giant octopuses may have ruled the ancient oceans 100 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed, according to new research. Some of the earliest octopuses are believed to have been powerful predators equipped with strong arms for grabbing prey and beak-like jaws for munching on the shells and bones of other animals. A new study of some remarkably well preserved jaws suggest they reached up to 19 metres, potentially making them the largest invertebrates ever known to scientists. For decades, palaeontologists believed that the largest ocean predators were vertebrates with backbones such as fish and reptiles while invertebrates like octopuses and squid played supporting roles. Getty Images A Giant Pacific Octopus mee...