Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety and clinging to a plushie look-alike for comfort won hearts around the world. But finally, Punch the monkey is fitting in.

This video shows a monkey family spending time together while two baby monkeys begin playing. Their playful actions draw the ...

We explore the dark truth of why the internet rallies more around a zoo monkey than detained kids separated from their immigrant parents. Punch, the baby monkey has captivated international audiences ...

“Punch isn’t the only one who relies on stuffed animals for comfort and safety,” the overlaid text reads, referencing Punch, the Japanese macaque who previously went viral for clinging to a stuffed ...

And just when we thought it couldn't get any cuter, COMPLEX shared a video that the zoo had posted on X, showing Punch being ...

Right at the tail of the viral monkey Punch, this small gray titi monkey is another example of how these precious creatures are equally as enchanting as any other species. While we await seeing Gollum ...

A few months after being born, one of the newest monkeys at a Connecticut zoo still needs a name. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo is holding an online poll, where individuals can vote to decide the name ...

In early 2026, images and videos appearing to show a baby monkey holding an orangutan plush toy went viral on social media. While Punch pulled on heartstrings across the world, skeptical Snopes ...

A baby macaque monkey named Punch has won over every heart on the internet after being abandoned by his mom a few months ago.

Punch, a 7-month-old macaque monkey, had no friends. His mother abandoned him. He wasn’t quite fitting in with the other monkeys at Ichikawa City Zoo, outside Tokyo. The closest thing he had to loved ...

Punch the baby macaque, whose attachment to a stuffed orangutan first captured hearts online, is once again going viral—this time for refusing to leave his favorite person behind. While the rest of ...

Punch the Monkey went viral after a video appeared to show the baby macaque getting "attacked" by adult macaques. Hearts around the world broke when he ran to his surrogate mom, a stuffed orangutan.