The zoo noted that 'a few high-ranking macaques have demonstrated aggression more frequently' and were removed from the habitat on March 8 ...

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

Researchers have found that the size of the amygdala—a region of the brain involved in processing emotions—could be linked to ...

Little Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque living in the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has captured hearts on the ...

Ichikawa City Zoo has issued a new statement addressing viral videos that appear to show Punch being bullied by other monkeys.

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 ...

Viral baby monkey’s new behavior sparks questions about imitation.

Macaque species that live in more tolerant social groups have larger volumes in brain regions tied to social processing, according to a study published in eLife that compared neuroanatomy across ...

A viral clip of a Japanese macaque named Punch, rejected by his mother and clinging to a plush toy, has drawn global attention to a question scientists first tested seven decades ago: why do young ...

A baby monkey named Punch is struggling to find acceptance in his macaque enclosure in a Japanese zoo, and endeared social media users are fully on his side. Punch, who was abandoned by his mother ...