Monkey

Viral baby monkey Punch finds girlfriend

Clips show Punch leaning in for gentle face-to-face touches. Viewers have described these as “kisses.”

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, February 19, 2026.
Monkey rescued in Israel after illegal wildlife trafficking probe.

Monkey rescued in Israel after illegal wildlife trafficking probe

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, February 19, 2026.

Punch the baby macaque opens up to troop mates

Punch, a Japanese macaque who was abandoned at birth

A psychologist explains: What can Punch the monkey and his doll teach us?


Ancient Egyptian baboons had a surprising diet - study

There are five species of baboons, all of them live in Africa or Arabia.

 Overview of some skulls available for study.

Monkeys spotted roaming the Gaza Strip in entertaining documentary

A recently circulated document on social networks captures monkeys who escaped from a local zoo walking between buildings in the Gaza Strip, providing an unusual and amusing sight.

Monkeys

Monkeys raise a stink in response to human noise pollution - study

The pied tamarin has an extremely narrow geographic range in central Brazil, much of which now lies within the city of Manaus.

 Pied tamarin - photograph by Jacob Dunn, Anglia Ruskin University.

Watch: Leopard attacked by 50 skittish baboons

Video captured by a nature enthusiast showcases a leopard's pursuit of a "light meal" turning into a desperate struggle.


Why males have lower-pitched voices - study

A new study finds that large group size and mating systems in which males have multiple mates drove the evolution of lower-pitched voices in primates.


Sri Lanka rescinds monkey sale to China amid fears they will be eaten

“I am very happy to hear this,” Sanjeeva Jayawardena, the President's Counsel, is cited as having said. “These monkeys will end up in Chinese restaurants.”

A group of monkeys rest on a wall at a Buddhist temple in Colombo, October 16, 2009.

As monkey and pig populations rise, so does the threat of disease

Pig and monkey populations are on the rise in Southeast Asia, largely due to human activity. Unfortunately, the drastic rise in these species' populations could threaten humans with disease.

Macaque at Sacred Monkey Forest, Bali, Indonesia

Investigation uncovers global network of sadistic monkey torture

The investigation included BBC journalists going undercover in one of the torture groups on Telegram. At least 20 people are now under investigation, including three women who have been arrested

Macaque at Sacred Monkey Forest, Bali, Indonesia

Do baby chimps acquire language like human children do? - study

Researchers observed a group of 28 semi-wild chimps, aged between 1-11 years old in northern Zambia.

A baby chimpanzee nicknamed 'Saidia', which means 'Help' in Kiswahili, arrives at Nairobi's Wilson Airport after being rescued from southern Sudan by wildlife workers late October 15, 2003. Despite laws against the killing of wild animals and trade in endangered species, the ongoing conflict in Suda

Primitive language among chimps discovered by scientists using fake snakes - study

The snake model used for the study was manufactured from the skin of a dead python.

 Wild chimpanzee Fiona shows a leaf to her mother.