Punch the monkey at the the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan could suffer a heartbreaking fate, according to Dr Emily Bethell.

We've all been moved by the story of Punch the monkey, the baby macaque who's been carrying an orangutan plushie around after being abandoned by his mom, and scientists have now warned what fate the ...

Much like their human cousins, baby macaques crave comfort.

A short video recently surfaced online showing a tiny baby monkey clutching a soft toy, playing with it gently, holding it close, almost protectively. There is no loud drama, no background music ...