Season 8 Episode 2: Punch the Monkey and Bad News About Flat Faced Dogs
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The episode explores attachment science through the lens of a baby macaque and discusses the implications for primate societies and flat-faced dogs.
Send us Fan Mail A baby macaque clutching an orange plush shouldn’t teach us this much about biology, but Punch does. His quiet hold on a stuffed orangutan opens a door into attachment science, stress, and how primate societies enforce rules we often mistake for cruelty. We walk through why zookeepers reached for a surrogate object, how tactile comfort supports motor development and emotional regulation, and what happens when a first-time mother and a heat wave collide with the unforgiving ma...
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