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. But finally, Punch the monkey is fitting in.

The newest Cincinnati Zoo residents have reached a big milestone!After the birth off African penguin chicks for the first time in three years at the zoo, the zoo shared a video of the chicks taking ...

The National Zoo announced Friday that its 5-week-old Asian elephant calf, Linh Mai, will make her debut before the general public — and on the elephant cam — on April 22, an introduction to human ...

It is simply a tiny animal taking its first steps into the world. Large animals often dominate wildlife headlines. Elephants, lions and bears tend to steal the spotlight. Yet, the latest arrival at ...

Baby boom at Woodland Park Zoo: gorillas Olympia and Jamani are due in May just five days apart, bringing two new arrivals to the zoo’s gorilla families.

“Rahisi has met the neighbors,” the zoo wrote alongside an adorable video of the moment Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Punch, a baby monkey in a Japanese zoo, has melted hearts around the world with videos of him clinging to a stuffed orangutan. Dr. Jan Ramer, senior vice president of animal care and ...

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 ...

An abandoned monkey at a Japanese zoo who lugs around a stuffed animal as a companion has won over the hearts of social media users. Punch, a baby macaque in Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, was abandoned ...

There are cute baby animals… and then there’s Eugene, the newest baby Giraffe stealing hearts at the Toledo Zoo like he’s been training for this moment his whole life. In a new TikTok video, Eugene is ...

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 ...

A baby monkey at a Japanese zoo has gone viral on social media after being seen growing attached to a stuffed animal. The young monkey, known as Punch-kun, has captured the hearts of the public after ...