The macaque, now 9 months old, has been attracting tens of thousands of visitors to a small Japanese zoo. He ignores the attention. Japan Dispatch The macaque, now 9 months old, has been attracting ...

Legions of fans from around the world have been cheering on Punch, a 7-month-old macaque who had been struggling to socialize at a zoo outside Tokyo. By Remy Tumin Punch, a 7-month-old macaque monkey, ...

Our planet is home to thousands upon thousands of species, large and small, cute and ugly, and human activity has driven many of them to the brink of extinction in just the past few decades. Today, we ...

Punch was the most famous monkey in the world when he went viral last month. The orphaned animal who lives in Ichikawa City Zoo, near Tokyo, set social media ablaze after he appeared to seek comfort ...

The zoo noted that 'a few high-ranking macaques have demonstrated aggression more frequently' and were removed from the habitat on March 8 The Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Japan ...

The heartbreaking tale of a lonely baby monkey at a Japanese zoo has seemingly taken a wholesome turn. In January, Panchi-kun (or Punch, in English) had just one friend at the Ichikawa City Zoo in ...

For weeks, the story of Punch the monkey has tugged at heartstrings around the world. Videos of this lonely baby monkey at Japan’s Ichikawa Zoo have triggered global outpourings of empathy, grief and ...

What’s it like to have millions of fans but struggle to make friends? For Punch, a 7-month-old macaque, fame and loneliness have collided, leaving the world watching as he clings to a stuffed ...