Punch the viral baby macaque who clung to an IKEA plushie is growing up, trading his toy comfort for real monkey friendships.

The Phoenix Zoo rarely misses a trend. Inspired by Punch the monkey, they gave a young primate a plushy. Here's what happened next.

Phoenix Zoo staff tossed a stuffed toy to Bodie, a 4-year-old siamang, to encourage play and behavioral enrichment.

The latest feature from Disney’s Disneynature imprint, narrated by Disney Legend Josh Gad, will arrive on Disney+ on Earth Day, April 22. The new feature “introduces Indah, an inquisitive adolescent ...

Punch the Monkey became an internet icon after he appeared in a video running toward a plush orangutan, which serves as his surrogate mother, after he was "scolded" by another adult monkey. Punch's ...

(via SciShow) One of the classic things that people say makes humans special is, well, the language we use to say we're special. But new research suggests that some of our evolutionary cousins might ...

Fort Wayne Zoo has welcomed a baby Sumatran orangutan, it announced Wednesday. Raya was born Jan. 11 to mother Tara, 30, and father Tengku, 39, a news release said. “Her name derives from the ...

This Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) is enjoying his new-found freedom after being released into Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park in Indonesia. Called Badul, he is one of three orangutans to ...

Ruby, a 26-year-old Bornean orangutan, is expected to give birth in early February 2026 Ruby, a 26-year-old Bornean orangutan, snacks on some sugarcane at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium on ...

ANYONE WHO LOVES ALL THINGS ANIMALS MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER REASON TO VISIT OMAHA’S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM. AS IF WE NEED ANOTHER REASON, THE ZOO IS WELCOMING THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY EARLY ...

A zoo is celebrating an irresistibly cute new arrival – a baby orangutan named Ruhana born through rare caesarean. The tiny infant was delivered to proud mum Jahe in December, with an expert medical ...