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 ...

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 ...

Ichikawa City Zoo is speaking out after concerned fans spotted the monkey being 'attacked' by his peers A viral video showing orphaned baby monkey Punch being dragged by adult macaques sparked concern ...

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 single clip of a baby monkey grooming a stuffed toy — picking imaginary lice off a plush orangutan like it was alive — hit 2.2 million views and 153,000 likes in under 24 hours this week. Jon ...

Japanese macaques display behaviors that feel strikingly familiar to human observers. This video examines how social structure, emotional expression, and learned behavior blur the perceived boundary ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch, who previously became an Internet celebrity because of his history of loneliness, began ...