A Japanese zoo caring for a baby monkey who has become an internet sensation was forced to issue a statement denying he was ...

A zookeeper gives an update on the progress of Punch, the baby Japanese macaque, and fans of the monkey explain why people ...

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

Staff say “animal welfare is the top priority” following visitor concerns JIJI PRESS / AFP via Getty The zoo home of viral baby monkey Punch is responding to public concern about the health of its ...

Punch, a 7-month-old macaque monkey, had no friends. His mother abandoned him. He wasn’t quite fitting in with the other monkeys at Ichikawa City Zoo, outside Tokyo. The closest thing he had to loved ...

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 ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) --A viral video of a bullied baby monkey clinging to a stuffed orangutan at a Japanese zoo led to the Ikea toy selling out online -- and some fetching big bucks on eBay. Punch, a 7-month ...

ICHIKAWA, Japan (CNN) - Abandoned at birth, a baby monkey at a Japanese zoo found comfort in a stuffed orangutan toy, winning thousands of hearts online. Punch, a 6-month-old Japanese macaque, was ...

Punch’s attachment to his plushie isn’t just the subject of a heart-wrenching video. It harks back to the story of a very famous set of 1950s psychology experiments.