An orphaned baby monkey whose attachment to a stuffed toy captured hearts around the world is slowly finding acceptance among his own kind — offering a hopeful update to a story that has drawn ...

Ichikawa City Zoo staff utilized a specific replacement object to satisfy the instinctual clinging requirement. Due to an unfortunate situation with a happy ending, Punch the baby macaque monkey has ...

A baby macaque has adopted a stuffed animal after being rejected by his mother. Videos of the six-month-old, named Punch, carrying his companion around his enclosure at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo have ...

Punch-kun the monkey has won over visitors with his adorable toy companion Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human Interest. She joins having ...

The viral phenomenon that is “Punch the Monkey” isn’t just some niche corner of “White People Twitter.” Let’s be clear: Black folks are just as deeply invested in this baby monkey’s health and safety ...

Some baby monkeys have different color hair than their parents. A number of langur species, including silvered leaf langurs, François’ langurs, and spectacled langurs, have dark grey to black hair as ...

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 ...

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 is a baby monkey at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan. Abandoned at birth, Punch has gone viral for the wholesome relationship he has with a stuffed orangutan. The stuffed animal appears to be one sold ...