Little Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque living in the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has captured hearts on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A macaque monkey bathes in a hot spring at the Jigokudani Yaen-koen wild macaque monkey park on January 28, 2023 in Yamanouchi, ...

Zookeepers provided the macaque with toys and blankets for comfort, noting that primates separated from their mothers often ...

For social animals, maintaining stable social relationships and responding appropriately to other group members is crucial. However, understanding how animals perceive their social environment is ...

Born Free, the wildlife charity, has warned that Punch's viral fame could do more harm than good—for him and for his species.

Researchers have found that the size of the amygdala—a region of the brain involved in processing emotions—could be linked to ...

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch went viral after a video showed him clinging to a stuffed orangutan. Florida has an invasive population of macaque monkeys. The monkeys in Florida were introduced ...

Japanese snow monkeys don’t just soak in hot springs to escape the winter chill — their steamy spa sessions may also be ...

Macaque species that live in more tolerant social groups have larger volumes in brain regions tied to social processing, according to a study published in eLife that compared neuroanatomy across ...

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