The zoo noted that 'a few high-ranking macaques have demonstrated aggression more frequently' and were removed from the habitat on March 8 ...

Despite signs of progress, Punch still spends stretches of time alone and occasionally faces rough play from older monkeys.

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch, who previously became an Internet celebrity because of his history of loneliness, began to form a close bond with another young monkey named Momo. This is ...

You’ll want to know why a tiny macaque clutching a stuffed orangutan has sent people online into a frenzy. Punch‑kun was abandoned at birth, raised by zookeepers, and now carries his plush companion ...

A viral clip of a Japanese macaque named Punch, rejected by his mother and clinging to a plush toy, has drawn global attention to a question scientists first tested seven decades ago: why do young ...

Punch the Monkey went viral after a video appeared to show the baby macaque getting "attacked" by adult macaques. Hearts around the world broke when he ran to his surrogate mom, a stuffed orangutan.

Staff say “animal welfare is the top priority” following visitor concerns ...

Researchers have found that the size of the amygdala—a region of the brain involved in processing emotions—could be linked to social tolerance in macaque monkeys. Their research, published today in ...

An orphaned baby monkey whose attachment to a stuffed toy captured hearts around the world is slowly finding acceptance among his own kind — offering a hopeful update to a story that has drawn ...

Google has rolled out a heart-burst Easter egg that activates when you search “Punch the Monkey”, celebrating the viral Japanese baby macaque with an animated burst of hearts.