Unless you've been hiding under a rock, chances are you’ve seen videos of Punch, the adorable six-month-old orphaned macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, all over social media. After being abandoned ...

On February 1, 2026, in Ubud, Indonesia, @psychochic98 shared a video capturing a playful wildlife moment at the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary. In the video, Viola Melani, 27, observes two monkeys as ...

Experts Reveal Why Viral Baby Monkey Punch Was Abandoned and Targeted by Other Monkeys ...

As zookeepers explained, Punch was abandoned by his mother shortly after he was born, so he began using the soft toy as a “surrogate mother.” Videos of Punch holding the stuffed animal have made the ...

Have you ever gone to the zoo and observed the monkeys picking each other? This is a well-documented, long-studied, instinctive behavior in primates (monkeys, apes, etc.) called the grooming response.