Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Punch, a male macaque monkey, spending time with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chiba ...

The recent craze about Punch, an abandoned baby Japanese macaque at Ichikawa Zoo in Japan, has brought renewed attention to something many people intuitively understand: comfort objects matter. After ...

Attachment to objects in autism is often long-lasting and deeply meaningful. While many neurotypical children outgrow their comfort items, children with autism may continue to rely on them into ...