This video shows a monkey sharing a playful moment with its baby. The baby monkey begins teasing and playing, and the parent responds to the playful behavior. Watch how their interaction turns into a ...

In early 2026, images and videos appearing to show a baby monkey holding an orangutan plush toy went viral on social media.

Ontario mourns the death of Pockets Warhol, the famous Canadian painting monkey. Plus, why the “Ikea monkey” Punch caused toy sellouts in 2026.

After Punch the baby monkey carrying around his plush toy from IKEA reached viral status online in the past few weeks, IKEA ...

In the animal kingdom, hunting behavior is often associated with large carnivores, but some primates also prey on other primates. Footage reveals chimpanzees coordinating group hunts to capture ...

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Punch, the viral baby monkey, is a Japanese macaque. Is this the same species of nonnative monkeys found in Central Florida?

The Phoenix Zoo rarely misses a trend. Inspired by Punch the monkey, they gave a young primate a plushy. Here's what happened ...

From the moment he was born at Ichikawa City Zoo, Punch, a baby Japanese macaque, was rejected by the one being evolution designed to protect him: his mother. For reasons not fully understood, she ...

In the wild, infant Japanese monkeys will nurse for up to two years. When they are orphaned, they can survive at Punch’s age — especially if they are adopted, or even just befriended, by others. When ...

"Primate mothers are some of the best mothers you will find in the animal kingdom," one expert said. So what happened with Punch's mom?