Punch, a baby macaque monkey at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has quickly become an online celebrity. Zoo staff say he is acclimating to his roommates.

A baby giraffe, Rahisi, engaged in an adorable staring contest with a neighboring ostrich at the Memphis Zoo in Tenn.

Kanzi, a remarkable bonobo, displayed symbolic pretend play by tracking imaginary juice in controlled experiments.

The new TikTok footage suggests another layer to Punch’s social world: his close bond with a specific handler affectionately dubbed “Punch Daddy” by fans online. In the clips Punch appears reluctant ...

Punch the monkey, who won hearts online after turning to a plush orangutan toy for company, is now reported to be getting on well with his real-life zoo companions. In an update on X, Ichikawa Zoo ...

A video of a bullied baby monkey clinging to a stuffed orangutan at a Japanese zoo led to the Ikea toy selling out online -- ...

Finally, in 1971, Zambia’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, declared South Luangwa a National Park. During his presidency Kaunda frequently retreated to the valley for reflection, referring to is ...

The turn to CGI has sidelined many of the dogs, bears and horses of yesteryear. But ethical questions aside, there’s still ...

In the Congo Basin, habituating gorillas to the presence of humans helps the species survive, creates local job opportunities, and boosts conservation ...

Children love to play pretend, holding imaginary tea parties, educating classrooms of teddies or running their own grocery stores. Now, a new study suggests that such make-believe play is not a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two Louisville parents already charged in a major child abuse case are now facing additional charges related to alleged animal cruelty, court records show. Nicholas Shanks ...

A woman with a heart for animals started a wildlife education center with a few animal companions from college, a boa constrictor, a desert tortoise, an Amazon parrot and a chinchilla. Jackie Navarro ...