AN abandoned baby monkey has broken hearts after being seen snuggling up to a soft toy, using the stuffed animal as a ...

It’s common for monkeys to cling to their mothers from birth – so to help combat his anxiety and assist with his loneliness, caretakers gave him an oversized stuffed orangutan that he’s now ...

Punch, a six-month-old macaque, gained fame for hugging a plush orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo after being abandoned at birth ...

This sad story started in July 2025, when Punch the monkey was born. Sadly, his biological mother rejected him, which would have been a death sentence for the macaque in the wild. Thankfully, keepers ...

Zookeepers began hand-raising him and have been tracking his development while slowly helping him get friendly with other ...