Two Americans were arrested in Japan over the weekend after one tried getting a little too close to the social media sensation, Punch the monkey. A 24-year-old college student and 27-year-old singer ...

Two people were arrested in Japan after a person broke into the viral macaque Punch’s enclosure at a zoo outside of Tokyo, officials said. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive ...

Two American nationals were arrested Sunday in Japan after one of them entered the monkey enclosure at a zoo where a baby macaque named Punch became a global internet sensation earlier this year, ...

The men were charged with obstructing operations at a zoo, apparently as a stunt connected to a cryptocurrency. They denied the charges. By Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo The ...

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A Colombian couple allegedly strapped three baby monkeys to their underwear in a twisted bid to smuggle them into the Dominican Republic — with one of the terrified primates suffocating and dying. The ...

On April 14, investigators with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bureau of Environmental Crimes unit in Erie County responded to a report about a Grand Island resident ...

A spider monkey suffering from poor care was turned over to Department of Environmental Conservation officers last month on Grand Island. DEC investigators responded to a Grand Island home on April 14 ...

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

GRAND ISLAND, NY — New York's Department of Environmental Conservation is releasing new details about the seizure of a monkey, which was being kept illegally as a pet on Grand Island. According to ...

GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Grand Island resident is accused of illegally keeping a spider monkey as a pet, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The DEC said on ...