On world wildlife day, Malavika Mohanan reflects on her experiences, emphasising the importance of patience and respect for ...

Since moving to Tokyo last year, my friends back in New York have made a habit of sending me viral posts about Japan. That's ...

Punch, a monkey that went viral after he was abandoned by his mother in a Japanese zoo, is reminiscent of a foundational ...

He’s the rejected monkey who has become the internet’s adopted animal baby. But while you cannot take Punch home, you can curl up with his companion — if you can find one in stock, that is.

If you’ve been on the internet in the past few weeks, chances are you’ve seen him: a tiny gray-brown monkey dragging a big, stuffed orangutan around Japan’s Ichikawa Zoo. His name? Punch-kun, or Punch ...

Punch the baby monkey and his emotional support stuffed orangutan are real, according to the official X account ( archived) ...

A few months after being born, one of the newest monkeys at a Connecticut zoo still needs a name.

Japanese macaques, also known as "snow monkeys," are native to Japan and have thick fur manes made to withstand cold winters, ...

The plush toy has become one of IKEA’s hottest items after appearing in viral videos taken at the Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Gardens in Japan.

COLUMN. Social media users around the world are captivated by the plight of a baby monkey abandoned by its mother and taken in by a Japanese zoo. The story reveals how our tendency toward ...

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

If you, like me, have become emotionally attached to a zoo animal via social media, then I don’t have to explain the Punch phenomenon to you. For everyone else, Punch ...