As the world grapples with war, unchecked AI, and racism—monumental problems—society (not just white folks) are focusing its ...

Everybody loves watching Punch, the 7-month-old baby macaque monkey who was abandoned by his mother, has an emotional support ...

Over the past few weeks, a baby macaque at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo named Punch has taken the internet by storm. Viral ...

The monkey captured the hearts of millions of internet users after he was filmed carrying and hugging a stuffed animal—bigger ...

Punch the Monkey brought the Internet to tears. The baby macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan was abandoned by his mother and bullied by his fellow snow monkeys, leading him to cling to a plush ...

Crocs has revealed a new Jibbitz charm inspired by Punch the Monkey, the viral primate whose story spread widely across ...

Videos of Punch, a baby monkey, and his Ikea toy went viral on TikTok. Reeno Hashimoto took three trains to the zoo, east of Tokyo, to see what all the fuss was about. Visitors at Monkey Mountain were ...

He’s the rejected monkey who has become the internet’s adopted animal baby. But while you cannot take Punch home, you can curl up with his companion — if you can find one in stock, that is.

Zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan hand-reared the rescued monkey after his parents rejected him.

And it seems like that's proving true as zoo officials have now revealed that Punch is outgrowing his stuffed toy. Videos have shown him using the teddy as a crutch far less, with Punch even starting ...

A new study shows macaque species with more tolerant social systems have larger brain regions linked to emotions and social signals.