ICHIKAWA, Japan (AP) — Punch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early ...

Punch, a baby macaque abandoned at birth at a zoo near Tokyo, is relying less on the oversized orangutan plush toy that once comforted him. He is spending more time among adult monkeys. He has been ...

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

Punch-kun baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo bonds with an IKEA plush after being rejected at birth, as keepers guide him into ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Officials announced another new addition to the Blank Park Zoo on Monday — a baby Japanese macaque. The baby, a boy named Taro, was born at the zoo on June 17 to his mom Anika. With ...

Staff say “animal welfare is the top priority” following visitor concerns ...

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 ...

Punch, a baby macaque monkey at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has quickly become an online celebrity. Zoo staff say he is acclimating to his roommates.

Twelve-year-old Japanese macaque, Usagi, gave birth to a newborn on June 8 and brought the little one onto Macaque Island a few hours later. The father, 10-year-old Kota, is the second offspring for ...