The zoo noted that 'a few high-ranking macaques have demonstrated aggression more frequently' and were removed from the habitat on March 8 ...

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Despite signs of progress, Punch still spends stretches of time alone and occasionally faces rough play from older monkeys.

A viral clip of a Japanese macaque named Punch, rejected by his mother and clinging to a plush toy, has drawn global attention to a question scientists first tested seven decades ago: why do young ...

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch, who previously became an Internet celebrity because of his history of loneliness, began to form a close bond with another young monkey named Momo. This is ...

Macaque species that live in more tolerant social groups have larger volumes in brain regions tied to social processing, according to a study published in eLife that compared neuroanatomy across ...

Punch, a baby macaque abandoned at birth at a zoo near Tokyo, is relying less on the oversized orangutan plush toy that once comforted him. He is spending more time among adult monkeys. He has been ...