Now this is a redemption story: from abandoned to accepted, 'Punch' was cast out by his mother just days after birth.

Punch, the orphaned Japanese macaque, joyously celebrated his first birthday, receiving heartfelt greetings from around the ...

Known as Punch-kun, he was abandoned by his mom and has struggled to connect with the zoo's other monkeys Fans are now flocking to the zoo in Ichikawa, Japan, where visitors are hoping to spot the ...

A Texas man was busted for trafficking vulnerable Mexican baby spider monkeys, who were too young to be separated from their mothers, into San Diego and selling them on Facebook. Sarmad Ghaled Dafar, ...

Three Mexican spider monkeys rescued from the illegal wildlife pet trade have settled into their new home at the Nashville Zoo earlier this month. The two-month-old monkeys, named Miso, Matcha, and ...

Punch, a plush-clutching Japanese baby monkey that has become a global online sensation, will celebrate his first birthday on Sunday as his zoo is flooded with fan letters from around the world.

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A Texas man was sentenced to four months in custody for smuggling six rare baby spider monkeys over the Mexican border and attempting to sell them over Facebook, officials said. Sarmad Ghaled Dafar, ...

Yuji, a 6-week-old patas monkey in Mexico, wakes up every day clinging to a stuffed dog. More than a toy, this plush companion acts as a surrogate mom after the tiny primate was rejected by his own ...

It’s baby fever at the San Diego Zoo’s monkey habitats. Four infants — across three species of monkey — have been born in recent months, according to San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance officials. Two ...