As the world grapples with war, unchecked AI, and racism—monumental problems—society (not just white folks) are focusing its emotional investment on a baby monkey being bullied in Japan. Here’s why. The viral phenomenon that is “Punch the Monkey ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Animal lovers are going bananas for Punch the baby monkey, who is learning to thrive amongst his primatial roommates. Punch, a baby macaque monkey at Ichikawa City Zoo in Ichikawa, Japan ...

The macaque, now 9 months old, has been attracting tens of thousands of visitors to a small Japanese zoo. He ignores the attention.