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Lomami

American  
[loh-mah-mee] / loʊˈmɑ mi /

noun

  1. a river in the S Democratic Republic of the Congo, flowing N to the Congo River. 900 miles (1,448 km) long.


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Then, in December 2007, the team saw their first wild Lesulain the Obenge region along the Lomami River.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2012

After genetic analysis identified the species as a member of the guenon group of Old World monkeys, scientists named it Cercopithecus lomamiensis after the nearby Lomami River.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2012

Dr Hart added that the region is now in the final stages of being declared a protected area: the Lomami National Park.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2012

The species is separated from its nearest cousins by two rivers: the Congo and the Lomami.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2012

On the banks of the Lomami River, far toward the centre of the continent, he says he found whole villages that were built in the trees.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 Volume 1, Number 1 by Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes) Buchanan

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