Punch, baby monkey
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An abandoned baby macaque’s story reveals what family rejection does to the brain—and how new attachments can help us heal.
A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by his mother and rejected by the rest of his troop, his zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan provided Punch with an orangutan plushie as a stand-in mother.
It’s a battle for resources in the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans in India. In this wild place, rhesus macaque monkeys and massive monitor lizards may come face to face in search of food. Who wins between the two species? In a fascinating YouTube ...
The Allahabad High Court has directed authorities to inform it of measures taken under existing SOPs to address the rising monkey menace in Ghaziabad and Mathura. A study will assess rhesus macaque populations and conflict hotspots.