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2 Americans arrested at Punch the monkey's habitat in Japan

May 18

Punch, the internet's favorite lonely monkey, has made friends

Feb 25

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Japanese zoo says viral monkey Punch safe after enclosure break in

Video footage shows an individual wearing a costume jumping down into the enclosure, prompting the monkeys to rush to the top of a rock structure as the intruder walked around.

May 19

2nd escaped monkey fatally shot; 1 still on loose after MS crash

Nov 4, 2025

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Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her kids' safety

Nov 3, 2025

Monkeys escape from overturned truck on highway, 3 still missing

Oct 30, 2025

Man sentenced for smuggling baby spider monkeys across border

Apr 20, 2025

Spider monkey rescued from DUI suspect recovering at Oakland Zoo

Jan 3, 2025

Spider monkey confiscated during CA traffic stop of Rolls Royce Ghost

Dec 31, 2024

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Florida auto theft suspect arrested with pet monkey on his shoulder

Jun 8, 2018

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Spider monkey flips over cat's tablet

Jun 17, 2017

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Bugs the monkey loves to groom his cat friend

Aug 3, 2016

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Officers nab monkey that attacked North Carolina worker in hospital lot

Mar 27, 2015

Latest Stories

25 escaped monkeys captured in South Carolina, 18 remain on the loose

More than half of the rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina lab have been recovered.

Nov 11, 2024

1 escaped monkey captured in South Carolina, several others located on property

"She is well and having a peanut butter and jelly sandwich."

Nov 10, 2024

AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File

Mpox was declared a global public health emergency by the WHO. Now what?

Mpox, also known as monkeypox, was first identified by scientists in 1958 when there were outbreaks of a "pox-like" disease in monkeys.

Aug 16, 2024

Gorilla kisses baby at Columbus Zoo in heartwarming video

A heartwarming video shows a gorilla kissing a newborn baby at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio.

Jul 19, 2024

Loose pet monkey in Oklahoma attacks woman and rips part of her ear off: 'It's absolutely scary'

A woman in Oklahoma says she's traumatized after she was attacked by someone's pet monkey on her own front porch.

Mar 16, 2023