In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a team of researchers discovered a new species of monkey and formed deep friendship along the way.

A new species of monkey with an orange patch on its lips was discovered living in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of orange-lipped monkey in the Congo that utters unique roars and snorts.

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Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety and clinging to a plushie look-alike for comfort won hearts around the world. And his zookeeper has told CNN that the seemingly ...

In early 2026, images and videos appearing to show a baby monkey holding an orangutan plush toy went viral on social media. While Punch pulled on heartstrings across the world, skeptical Snopes ...

Punch the Monkey went viral after a video appeared to show the baby macaque getting "attacked" by adult macaques. Hearts around the world broke when he ran to his surrogate mom, a stuffed orangutan.

A baby monkey named Punch is struggling to find acceptance in his macaque enclosure in a Japanese zoo, and endeared social media users are fully on his side. Punch, who was abandoned by his mother ...

Punch the monkey can't catch a break. Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, went viral earlier in the week for dragging a stuffed orangutan around his enclosure. The baby monkey was ...

The heartbreaking tale of a lonely baby monkey at a Japanese zoo has seemingly taken a wholesome turn. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

A six-month-old monkey, currently residing at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, is testing the emotional regulation skills of people worldwide. Punch (pronounced Punch-kun in Japanese) is a baby macaque ...

Punch-kun the monkey has won over visitors with his adorable toy companion Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human Interest. She joins having ...