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

A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by his mother and rejected by the rest of his troop, his zookeepers at Ichikawa ...

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

The human mind has always fascinated scientists, but the quest to understand psychological behavior has led researchers down some disturbingly dark paths.

From tool-using chimpanzees to puzzle-solving capuchins, the primate world is packed with surprising brainpower. But how do the planet’s cleverest monkeys and apes really compare with human intelligen ...

Fossils show that howler monkey ancestors, Stirtonia victoriae, were eating leaves 13 million years ago, altering body size ...

In the mid-20th century, psychologist Harry Harlow conducted some of the most disturbing animal experiments ever approved. Baby rhesus monkeys were separated from their mothers at birth and raised in ...

Fossils show that howler monkey ancestors were eating leaves 13 million years ago, shaping body size and evolution.

Three monkeys died at a Hendry County primate facility, sparking criticism from animal-rights groups. The company says deaths ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection report dated Jan. 20, 2026, states that a monkey at Oregon Health & Science University was euthanized after its medication was ...

Much like their human cousins, baby macaques crave comfort. Punch, a forlorn-looking young Japanese macaque monkey, went viral last week after being pictured clinging to an orange IKEA orangutan ...

What’s it like to have millions of fans but struggle to make friends? For Punch, a 7-month-old macaque, fame and loneliness have collided, leaving the world watching as he clings to a stuffed ...