Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than two months after Punch the monkey became an overnight sensation on social media, the zookeeper at Japan's Ichikawa City ...

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. Punch, a ...

In early 2026, images and videos appearing to show a baby monkey holding an orangutan plush toy went viral on social media. While Punch pulled on heartstrings across the world, skeptical Snopes ...

And now a lighter story to end the week. In a zoo outside Tokyo, one monkey has pulled heartstrings around the world after forming an unexpected friendship. Stephanie Sy has the story. It's a story of ...

Remember I'm Still Here by Emilia Evans-Munton has been confirmed as the world's largest sock monkey sculpture. Glasgow School of Art Guinness World Records has officially declared a sock monkey the ...

Punch the Monkey went viral after a video appeared to show the baby macaque getting "attacked" by adult macaques. Hearts around the world broke when he ran to his surrogate mom, a stuffed orangutan.

At this point, Punch the monkey no longer belongs to the zoo. He belongs to the internet. The 7-month-old macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo near Tokyo first went viral for clinging to a stuffed animal ...

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 ...

Punch the baby monkey has captured the hearts of many worldwide. So when video of him being dragged by another macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo was shared online, outrage and heartbreak ensued. The ...

The story of an abandoned 6-month-old monkey at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan has made the internet emotional. Zookeepers have been taking care of the sweet Japanese macaque ever since he was left by his ...

A six-month-old monkey, currently residing at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, is testing the emotional regulation skills of people worldwide. Punch (pronounced Punch-kun in Japanese) is a baby macaque ...