Flanged males are particularly attractive to females and father more than their fair share of offspring. This raises the question of why more males don’t adopt the flanged look. The answer may be that ...

ICHIKAWA, Japan (AP) — Punch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection from his mother and other monkeys.

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 ...

The baby Japanese macaque bonded with a plush orangutan after he was rejected by his mother shortly after birth.

Google celebrates viral baby macaque Punch with an interactive animation, delighting users and fueling his internet fame.

The surge in demand follows the circulation of photographs featuring Punch, a seven-month-old macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in ...

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

Videos of Punch clinging to his stuffed companion spread rapidly online. The emotional turning point came when footage showed the baby monkey being bullied by other monkeys in the troop, prompting a ...

Fort Wayne Zoo has welcomed a baby Sumatran orangutan, it announced Wednesday. Raya was born Jan. 11 to mother Tara, 30, and father Tengku, 39, a news release said. “Her name derives from the ...

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Ruby, a 26-year-old Bornean orangutan, is expected to give birth in early February 2026 Ruby, a 26-year-old Bornean orangutan, snacks on some sugarcane at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium on ...

A zoo is celebrating an irresistibly cute new arrival – a baby orangutan named Ruhana born through rare caesarean. The tiny infant was delivered to proud mum Jahe in December, with an expert medical ...