How lifetime stress drives abnormal behaviors in lab monkeys

It is not unusual for laboratory monkeys to engage in abnormal repetitive behaviors (ARBs), such as pacing and hair-plucking.
Business Insider

I visited Punch, the famous baby monkey, in Japan. Here's what TikTok doesn't show.

Videos of Punch, a baby monkey, and his Ikea toy went viral on TikTok. Reeno Hashimoto took three trains to the zoo, east of Tokyo, to see what all the fuss was about. Visitors at Monkey Mountain were ...
The Diplomat

Punch the Monkey Is a Viral Star, But Does His Internet Fame Have a Dark Side?

Animal rights activists say that viral online content about animals like ‘Punch-kun’ has the potential to drive the illegal wildlife trade. IKEA’s Djungelskog orangutan stuffed toy, which was made ...
CNN

Punch the monkey stole the internet’s heart. Now fans are sweeping up his IKEA plushie

He’s the rejected monkey who has become the internet’s adopted animal baby. But while you cannot take Punch home, you can curl up with his companion — if you can find one in stock, that is. Punch, a ...
Idaho Statesman

With 6th concert revealed, summer is shaping up at Boise’s main outdoor venue

The summer concert calendar is heating up in Boise. Reggae-rockers Slightly Stoopid have been booked at the Idaho Botanical Garden’s Outlaw Field. The beach-loving SoCal group will headline a show ...
Mashable

'Punch the monkey' makes an appearance on 'SNL' Weekend Update

Jon Stewart goes on a brutal 3-minute rant about Punch the monkey Jon Stewart has a brutal reaction to Punch the monkey's new girlfriend Stephen Colbert bought Punch the monkey's IKEA orangutan To ...
Salon

Punch the monkey deserves better. And we do too

If you’ve been on the internet in the past week, you know about Punch, the 7-month old Japanese macaque whose sad tale of abandonment and loneliness has spread around the world via video clips and ...
WBUR

Punch the monkey may have been abandoned by his peers, but he found a place in our hearts

Have you spent the week checking social media for updates on how Punch the macaque monkey is doing? Well, if so, you aren’t alone. Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd talks with Michelle Del Rey, a trending ...
Tampa Bay Times

Brother of Florida ‘Monkey Whisperer’ had a deal. Then a judge spoke up

Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington recused herself after a defense attorney said she engaged in plea negotiations. An image filed as an exhibit in the federal case against Jimmy Hammonds, known as the ...
KSDK

Monkey found in St. Louis-area garage... no, it wasn't one of the viral ones

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. — A monkey has been caught in the St. Louis area... but not one of the four that made worldwide news in January. Earlier this week, a woman found a capuchin monkey hanging out in ...
Newsweek

Punch the Monkey Makes New Friend at the Zoo—Internet Can’t Handle It

Punch the baby macaque, whose attachment to a stuffed orangutan first captured hearts online, is once again going viral—this time for refusing to leave his favorite person behind. While the rest of ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Punch, the internet's favorite lonely monkey, has made friends, zoo says

Punch the monkey, who won hearts online after turning to a plush orangutan toy for company, is now reported to be getting on well with his real-life zoo companions. In an update on X, Ichikawa Zoo ...