Two American nationals were arrested Sunday in Japan after one of them entered the monkey enclosure at a zoo where a baby macaque named Punch became a global internet sensation earlier this year, ...

Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety and clinging to a plushie look-alike for comfort won hearts around the world. And his zookeeper has told CNN that the seemingly ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching ...

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. Punch, a ...

In early 2026, images and videos appearing to show a baby monkey holding an orangutan plush toy went viral on social media. While Punch pulled on heartstrings across the world, skeptical Snopes ...

And now a lighter story to end the week. In a zoo outside Tokyo, one monkey has pulled heartstrings around the world after forming an unexpected friendship. Stephanie Sy has the story. It's a story of ...

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.

A baby monkey named Punch is struggling to find acceptance in his macaque enclosure in a Japanese zoo, and endeared social media users are fully on his side. Punch, who was abandoned by his mother ...

Punch the baby monkey has captured the hearts of many worldwide. So when video of him being dragged by another macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo was shared online, outrage and heartbreak ensued. The ...

Punch, the abandoned baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, stole the hearts of many after a video showed him dragging a stuffed orangutan around his enclosure. The baby monkey was abandoned by ...

Punch the monkey can't catch a break. Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, went viral earlier in the week for dragging a stuffed orangutan around his enclosure. The baby monkey was ...