Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) answered the question on everyone’s mind when he attended the final dog parade of Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R-NC) career in the Senate: Will he take over as host when Tillis leaves ...

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.

Lots of animals, including humans, “are born social, and seek closeness, warmth and touch. A cuddle toy can work as a complement to give that safety, care and attachment we so strongly seek, ...

Like viral sensation Punch and his orange stuffed orangutan, Project Chimps has a resident that can't get enough of her Grinch toys, the sanctuary's executive director says.

Punch immediately bonded with it. He carried “Ora-mama,” as fans affectionately dubbed it, wherever he went—clinging to it ...

Has Punch the Monkey finally found a new home and been adopted? Nope. Let's clear up what's happening with the internet's ...

Punch may look sweet with his plushie – but anthropomorphism can’t tell us what a wild animal is truly experiencing ...

A Japanese macaque monkey abandoned by its mother as a newborn has found global fame after finding an unlikely friend in a stuffed orangutan toy. Seven-month-old “Punch” has garnered a huge fan club ...

IKEA's Djungelskog stuffed orangutan is available in stores and online for $20. It appears to be the same plush toy Punch has in his enclosure.

After a clip of orphaned macaque Punch being pulled by other monkeys spread online, his Japanese zoo said the behavior ...

An orphaned baby monkey has captured the hearts of the public after being seen carrying a stuffed orangutan with him everywhere he goes at Ichikawa City Zoo in Ichikawa, Japan, per clips posted online ...

Nearly half of U.S. households have one, and practically all owners see pets as part of the family – 51% say pets belong “as much as a human member.” The pet industry keeps generating more and more ...