Japanese Zoo Home to Viral Baby Monkey Punch Addresses Concerns Over Macaques' Hair Loss and Living Conditions

The zoo says Punch is adjusting to troop life amid growing attention, with staff insisting “animal welfare is the top ...
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Why Has Punch, an Adorable Baby Monkey, Struggled to Fit in With His Troop? Scientists Explain the Lives of Japanese Macaques

Over the past few weeks, a baby macaque at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo named Punch has taken the internet by storm. Viral ...

Give Punch a break! Zoo responds to heartbreaking video of baby monkey

In a new video of Punch, the baby monkey is dragged around in circles by an adult monkey, upsetting animal lovers around the globe. The zoo explains.

Columbus Zoo expert assures Punch, the viral baby monkey with a plush, is in safe, caring hands

While viral clips can raise questions, Dr. Jan Ramer said observers should remember that short videos don’t show the full ...

The internet demanded another Punch update. So here's how he's doing.

The viral baby macaque is playing, eating on his own, and slowly finding his place among the other monkeys.

Going bananas for Punch? Here's the latest on the viral baby monkey

Punch, a baby macaque monkey at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has quickly become an online celebrity. Zoo staff say he is acclimating to his roommates.