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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few things unite people on the internet these days but if there’s one thing that can bring social media together, it’s a ...

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 ...

The plight of a young, abandoned macaque monkey in Japan has tugged at heartstrings around the world. If we recognise animals' capacity for distress, what responsibility does that entail?

We explore the dark truth of why the internet rallies more around a zoo monkey than detained kids separated from their immigrant parents.

For decades, online culture has transformed pets and zoo fauna into global public figures and social avatars ...

He's just a baby!

A zookeeper gives an update on the progress of Punch, the baby Japanese macaque, and fans of the monkey explain why people ...

As the world grapples with war, unchecked AI, and racism—monumental problems—society (not just white folks) are focusing its ...

What’s it like to have millions of fans but struggle to make friends? For Punch, a 7-month-old macaque, fame and loneliness have collided, leaving the world watching as he clings to a stuffed ...

A 6-month-old monkey named Punch, abandoned at birth at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Japan, has found comfort in a stuffed orangutan. Videos of the baby monkey have gone viral on social ...

A baby macaque has adopted a stuffed animal after being rejected by his mother. Videos of the six-month-old, named Punch, carrying his companion around his enclosure at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo have ...