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Abandoned at birth, baby monkey melts hearts worldwide
Online Reporters, Published on 17/02/2026
» A seven-month-old baby monkey named Punch has captured hearts around the world after photographs and videos showed him clutching a stuffed orangutan toy for comfort at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan.
Hong Kongers warned about wild monkeys
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/04/2024
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong hikers should avoid provoking wild monkeys by eating in front of them, holding plastic bags or making eye contact, a wildlife official has said, adding some residents' interactions with the animals are "well-intentioned, but not very helpful".
Funny old world: The week's offbeat news
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» PARIS - From proof that footballer Erling Haaland is indeed an extraterrestrial to LA's nauseating stench ... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
Indian 'monkey-men' to keep primates from G20 summit
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» NEW DELHI: Indian officials preparing for the G20 summit next week have hired teams of "monkey-men" and erected primate cutouts to deter marauding monkeys from munching on the floral displays laid out for global leaders.
Indonesian farmers fight for their land in nickel mining boom
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» WAWONII, Indonesia: Three women with machetes stood guard at their farm hilltop on Indonesia's Wawonii Island, directing their blades towards the nickel miners working in the forest clearing below.
New Indonesia capital branded 'ecological disaster'
AFP, Published on 06/01/2023
» BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia: The twisting road that leads to Indonesia's future capital is lined with dense rainforest and pockets of plantations, punctuated every so often with monkeys enjoying a laze out on the tarmac.
Take your pick: Aye-aye joins ranks of snot-eaters
AFP, Published on 28/10/2022
» PARIS - When scientists caught the aye-aye on video using its strangely thin, eight-centimetre-long middle finger to deeply pick its nose, it pointed towards a larger mystery: why exactly do some animals eat their own snot?
Monkeys in Bali use stone tools for masturbation: study
The New York TImes, Published on 30/08/2022
» Many monkeys are skilled stone handlers, using rocks to dig up roots, cut plants and crack open an array of delicacies, including fruits and nuts.
Marauding monkey caught, killed after dozens injured in Japan
AFP, Published on 27/07/2022
» TOKYO: Local authorities hunting for a gang of monkeys who attacked and wounded nearly 50 people in western Japan have caught and killed one of the marauding primates, an official said Wednesday.
WHO to assess if monkeypox an international health emergency
AFP, Published on 14/06/2022
» GENEVA:The World Health Organization said Tuesday it would hold an emergency meeting next week to determine whether to classify the global monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern.