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.
From the iconic to the eccentric, here is a look at the most famous — and occasionally dangerous — celebrity animals to live among the rich and famous.
Zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan hand-reared the rescued monkey after his parents rejected him.
The story of Punch the monkey, who found comfort in a stuffed animal after being abandoned at birth, is real. In early 2026, ...
Punch, a Japanese macaque, received an outpour of online love after videos of him clutching a small orangutan plushie at the ...
A video of a bullied baby monkey clinging to a stuffed orangutan at a Japanese zoo led to the Ikea toy selling out online -- ...
In a new video, the beloved baby macaque was spotted making friends and even riding on the back of fellow monkeys.
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.
Born Free, the wildlife charity, has warned that Punch's viral fame could do more harm than good—for him and for his species.