Punch the monkey isn’t the first lonely zoo animal to capture our hearts – or raise troubling questions

From the last thylacine to Mollie the drinking, smoking orangutan, little Punch the monkey is the latest in a long line of lonely zoo animals.

After lonely baby monkey goes viral, his Ikea comfort toy sells out

An orphaned monkey in Japan has captured hearts, flooding the zoo with visitors and boosting sales for the plush toy that has been a comfort to him.
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Monkeys show human-like jealousy, study reveals

Can animals, like humans, feel the complex and subtle emotion of jealousy? Recent research has answered this question with a "yes." In 2021, a research team followed and observed a family of Chacma ...
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Primates: Facts about the group that includes humans, apes, monkeys and other close relatives

Primates are a group of mammals that includes humans and our close relatives, such as apes, monkeys and lemurs. Monkeys, such as capuchins and macaques; prosimians, like lemurs and tarsiers; ...