Punch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection from his mother ...

Over the past few weeks, a baby macaque at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo named Punch has taken the internet by storm. Viral ...

Little Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque living in the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has captured hearts on the ...

Punch, the viral baby monkey, is a Japanese macaque. Is this the same species of nonnative monkeys found in Central Florida?

Viral baby monkey’s new behavior sparks questions about imitation.

Researchers have found that the size of the amygdala—a region of the brain involved in processing emotions—could be linked to ...

It’s hard not to feel for Punch. He’s a tiny macaque with a rough start, and watching him navigate a world where his own mom walked away is tough. But behind those sad eyes, there's actually a lot of ...

Born Free, the wildlife charity, has warned that Punch's viral fame could do more harm than good—for him and for his species.

H IS TROUBLES began the moment he was born. His mother rejected him. He struggled to fit in with his peers: they bullied him and dragged him around by his hair. His only source of comfort was a plushy ...

In a new video, the beloved baby macaque was spotted making friends and even riding on the back of fellow monkeys.

Researchers use compressed AI models to discover "dot-detecting" neurons in the macaque visual cortex, offering a new path for Alzheimer’s therapy.

In the video posted on Reddit, a macaque monkey helps his human caregiver. Spotting the burrs on the shirt, the monkey got right to helping. One by one, with deliberate fingers, he picks every last ...