ICHIKAWA, Japan (AP) — Punch, the orphaned monkey at a Japanese zoo that stole many people's hearts by clinging to an orangutan plushie, is marking his first birthday with a flood of well-wishing ...

A new species of monkey with distinctive orange lips and a deep roaring call has been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Colobus congoensis, known to local people as Likweli, is ...

It is only the fifth new African monkey identified as a new species in the past 75 years. By Kate Golembiewski Blurry photos are often held up as supposed evidence of elusive creatures like Nessie and ...

In the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), scientists have identified a previously unknown species of African monkey—one of the rarest discoveries in modern primatology. Named ...

The old “monkey see, monkey do” adage may rest on some neuroscientific evidence, a new Yale study finds. To examine how the primate brain facilitates cooperative behavior among individuals during ...

The macaque, now 9 months old, has been attracting tens of thousands of visitors to a small Japanese zoo. He ignores the attention. Japan Dispatch The macaque, now 9 months old, has been attracting ...

Join us in Negril, Jamaica, where we made Rasta friends and sought out Jamaica's national dish, Ackee and Saltfish. Our journey included a tour of a Rasta compound, where AJ shared insights on natural ...

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 ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching ...

And now a lighter story to end the week. In a zoo outside Tokyo, one monkey has pulled heartstrings around the world after forming an unexpected friendship. Stephanie Sy has the story. It's a story of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Punch, the seven-month-old Japanese macaque whose attachment to a ...

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.