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.

An Ikea stuffed toy that's been dragged around a Japanese zoo enclosure by a viral baby macaque is flying off the shelves of the Scandinavian retailer. “Punch, also known as Panchi-kun, is 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 ...

IKEA has sold out of its adorable Djungelskog orangutan soft toy, with the $20 item now fetching more than 10 times the retail price on eBay. The plushie has become a coveted collectible in recent ...

While Elon Musk’s Neuralink likes to say it’s “pioneering” brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), China’s BCI industry is already quietly moving from research to scale. A new wave of startups is racing to ...

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 ...

An abandoned baby monkey who broke millions of hearts online after being spotted hugging an orangutan stuffed toy given to him as a substitute for his mother, has finally found comfort among his own ...

People online are going bananas for a baby monkey and its stuffed animal. Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has gone viral for seeking comfort in a plush toy after his mother ...

Late-night host Stephen Colbert turned a viral animal story into must-see TV, sharing the heartbreaking — and surprisingly sweet — tale of Punch, a baby monkey abandoned by his mother and comforted by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Punch, a six-month-old baby macaque monkey from Japan, is capturing the hearts of users on the internet with his unlikely ...

A young, abandoned monkey named Punch went viral after he was filmed clinging to the stuffed toy that he had been given as a "surrogate mother." Now, Punch is gradually building up his social skills.

A six month old macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan has formed a close bond with a stuffed orangutan after being rejected by his mother. Keepers have been hand raising the young monkey, who carries ...