Grease Monkey parent company eyes Jax, Fla for growth

With population surging in the area, drivers holding on to vehicles for longer and a decline in self-servicing cars at home, ...
Bay News 9

Monkey Bus owners hope to resume operations soon

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Monkey Bus has been providing free rides to tourists and residents around Anna Maria Island for 14 years. But earlier this month, the business owners decided to halt ...
CNN

Punch the monkey is finally making friends and fitting in

Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety and clinging to a plushie look-alike for comfort won hearts around the world. And his zookeeper has told CNN that the seemingly ...
WESH

Punch the monkey: Why do we love him so much and how is he doing now?

If you've fallen in love with a baby monkey named Punch, you're not alone.The Japanese macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan has drawn a global online audience after videos and photos of Punch toting ...
Business Insider

I visited Punch, the famous baby monkey, in Japan. Here's what TikTok doesn't show.

Videos of Punch, a baby monkey, and his Ikea toy went viral on TikTok. Reeno Hashimoto took three trains to the zoo, east of Tokyo, to see what all the fuss was about. Visitors at Monkey Mountain were ...
Scientific American

Punch the monkey and his plushie re-create a famous psychological experiment

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching ...
Hindustan Times

Punch the monkey dead? Debunking hoax about viral internet sensation; ‘cannot be…’

Punch the monkey has become a viral internet sensation and won people's hearts after a video showed the orphan Japanese macaque struggle to settle in the zoo. The clip had shown Punch relying on his ...
PBS

Punch the monkey melts hearts after rejection and unlikely friendship

And now a lighter story to end the week. In a zoo outside Tokyo, one monkey has pulled heartstrings around the world after forming an unexpected friendship. Stephanie Sy has the story. It's a story of ...
HELLO! Magazine

Why did Punch the monkey's mother abandon him?

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch has taken over the internet in recent weeks, with his adorable antics and efforts to connect with the other members of his troop at Ichikawa Zoo in Japan touching ...
The New York Times

‘Grease 2,’ the Giddy, Raunchy Flop That Brought Us Michelle Pfeiffer

The highly anticipated 1982 sequel failed to meet expectations at the time but has since charmed an adoring following with its ambitious dance numbers and nonstop ear worms. The highly anticipated ...
ABC 7 Chicago

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

Punch the monkey, who won hearts online after turning to a plush orangutan toy for company, is now reported to be getting on well with his real-life zoo companions. In an update on X, Ichikawa Zoo ...