Zoo

Viral baby monkey Punch finds girlfriend

Clips show Punch leaning in for gentle face-to-face touches. Viewers have described these as “kisses.”

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, February 19, 2026.
A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, February 19, 2026.

Punch the baby macaque opens up to troop mates

Sanctuary caregivers report the orphaned macaque now spends more time with peers than with his comfort toy

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, February 19, 2026.

Abandoned baby monkey charms Tokyo zoo visitors by befriending stuffed orangutan

Punch has had some differences with the other monkeys as he has tried to communicate with them, but zookeepers say that is part of the learning process and he is steadily integrating with the troop.

|ByREUTERS
Adventure Park at the Biblical Zoo.

Even after his passing: The zoo director's dream becomes reality

A new adventure park opened at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo in memory of late CEO Shay Doron, fulfilling his decades-long vision with jungle-themed challenge structures for children of all ages.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV

'Covid,' 'Quarantine' suggested names for newborn animals in Colombian zoo

The potential names are also being considered for a white-tailed deer born just over a fortnight ago.

APRIL 10, 2020ByREUTERS
Cotton-top Tamarin at Zoo Lagos, Portugal.

‘Where the cows have already come home’

A personal experience with animal tourism in Israel

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019ByDEBORAH KASSEL
Cow illustrative

Grapevine: Civic city‏

“Teddy’s concept is more important today than ever,” Snyder said, as spoke of plans for the cultural, social and economic integration of the various components of the city’s demographic mosaic.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
James Snyder 311

A zoo with a message

How Beersheba’s Negev Zoo is transforming the way people see animals

JULY 31, 2019ByANAV SILVERMAN PERETZ
NEGEV ZOO educational director Sefi Horesh leads a tour.