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.

The single mother who fatally shot one of the escaped monkeys in her Mississippi back yard did nothing wrong despite the primate showing no signs of aggression, according to Jasper County Sheriff ...

The search for an escaped monkey has come to a deadly end. A Mississippi mom shot and killed the animal to protect her children after it showed up in her yard. The monkey escaped after a truck ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Punch the Monkey’s Mom (Sarah Sherman) stops by Weekend Update to talk about her son (Marcello Hernández) and why she abandoned ...

This video captures the natural and emotional reactions of Cutis and the baby monkey as they witness their mom give birth. Although no transcript is available, their gestures and expressions say it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., recently hit a milestone of its own this month: the birth of its first red-tailed monkey, and it's ...

While Punch may be monopolizing the global zoo news these days with his heartwarming story, he's not the only notable zoo baby. Many zoos in the United States have recently welcomed many rare and ...