The Saturday morning quiet quickly turned into a chorus of monkey screams as the Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary turned its clinic into a dental suite in partnership with the Dental Coalition for ...
His viral stardom and the scramble for stuffed orangutans show how quickly — and cravenly — trauma becomes trend.
The story of Punch the monkey, who found comfort in a stuffed animal after being abandoned at birth, is real. In early 2026, ...
Zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan hand-reared the rescued monkey after his parents rejected him.
In a new video, the beloved baby macaque was spotted making friends and even riding on the back of fellow monkeys.
A video of a bullied baby monkey clinging to a stuffed orangutan at a Japanese zoo led to the Ikea toy selling out online -- ...
OSTEEN, Fla. — In a trend on social media, people are showing off the pet monkeys they own, often to generate revenue for their animals. Owners are often forced to give up their monkeys because they ...
The baby Japanese macaque bonded with a plush orangutan after he was rejected by his mother shortly after birth.
Punch, the seven-month-old macaque who stole the internet’s heart, has made a new pal at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan.
The zoo says Punch is adjusting to troop life amid growing attention, with staff insisting “animal welfare is the top ...
Born Free, the wildlife charity, has warned that Punch's viral fame could do more harm than good—for him and for his species.
A Japanese macaque named Punch has gone viral. A biologist explains how his journey from abandonment to social integration ...