The Indonesian novelist’s latest book about a boy who embarks on a life of mischief after the death of his domineering and religious father is both funny and tragic. This extract presents the first tw ...

Punch the monkey fans can put their hearts and minds at ease: The once-abandoned baby macaque is making more and more friends, according to his caretakers. So many, in fact, that he may be outgrowing ...

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigation in Florida busted a "deeply disturbing" illegal animal cruelty operation involving baby monkeys by U.S. citizen Francisco Javier Ravelo.

As the world grapples with war, unchecked AI, and racism—monumental problems—society (not just white folks) are focusing its emotional investment on a baby monkey being bullied in Japan. Here’s why.

Everybody loves watching Punch, the 7-month-old baby macaque monkey who was abandoned by his mother, has an emotional support stuffed orangutan, and has found both a favorite human and some new monkey ...

Ex-Fortnite developer Richie Branson officially introduces Zoo Fighter, a free-to-play web game inspired by the viral story of Punch, the baby macaque from Japan’s Ichikawa Zoo. Taking cues from the ...

Punch, a 7-month-old macaque monkey, had no friends. His mother abandoned him. He wasn’t quite fitting in with the other monkeys at Ichikawa City Zoo, outside Tokyo. The closest thing he had to loved ...

ICHIKAWA, Japan (WFLA) — The lonely monkey who won hearts online after cuddling with his orangutan toy began making friends with other monkeys, according to a post on Monday from the Ichikawa Zoo. A ...

ICHIKAWA, Japan (CNN) - Abandoned at birth, a baby monkey at a Japanese zoo found comfort in a stuffed orangutan toy, winning thousands of hearts online. Punch, a 6-month-old Japanese macaque, was ...