A tiny macaque named Punch, abandoned at birth, found solace in a plush toy at Japan's Ichikawa City Zoo. Hand-raised by zookeepers, the six-month-old's bond with his orangutan companion has ...

ICHIKAWA, Chiba -- A Japanese macaque at a zoo here who was abandoned by his mother has found comfort in a stuffed animal, ...

The story of Punch, the baby macaque, has captivated the world as it’s revealed why the six-month-old monkey carries a stuffed toy around. The story of Punch, the baby macaque, has captivated the ...

After its opening, the zoo will be open to the public once a month. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SHIRAHAMA, Japan (AP) — Thousands of fans bid a teary farewell Friday to a family of four giant pandas at a zoo in Japan’s coastal town of Shirahama as the animals made their last public appearance ...

The cozy competition saw five zoos measure how long their bath-loving capybaras could soak ...

For the first time in more than half a century, Japan finds itself in a state of absolute panda-lessness, after the last pair of twin pandas returned to China last month.

TOKYO (AP) — Popular twin pandas at a Tokyo zoo are set to return to their homeland in China in late January, officials said Monday, leaving Japan without a panda for the first time in about half a ...

More than 60 endangered turtles have disappeared from a zoo in Japan's southernmost province in a suspected theft, officials said Thursday. "We feed them twice a week and a keeper noticed their number ...

As Japan and China feud, an animal long used in Chinese diplomacy has been summoned back home. As Japan and China feud, an animal long used in Chinese diplomacy has been summoned back home. Visitors ...