The baby Japanese macaque has won fans and concerned supporters worldwide. The post Punch the Monkey Update: Zoo Responds To ...

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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 ...

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 is a baby monkey at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan. Abandoned at birth, Punch has gone viral for the wholesome relationship he has with a stuffed orangutan. The stuffed animal appears to be one sold ...

ICHIKAWA, Japan (WFLA) — The lonely monkey who won hearts online after cuddling with his orangutan toy began making friends with other monkeys, according to a post on Monday from the Ichikawa Zoo. A ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) --A viral video of a bullied baby monkey clinging to a stuffed orangutan at a Japanese zoo led to the Ikea toy selling out online -- and some fetching big bucks on eBay. Punch, a 7-month ...

ICHIKAWA, Japan (CNN) - Abandoned at birth, a baby monkey at a Japanese zoo found comfort in a stuffed orangutan toy, winning thousands of hearts online. Punch, a 6-month-old Japanese macaque, was ...

An orphaned baby monkey whose attachment to a stuffed toy captured hearts around the world is slowly finding acceptance among his own kind — offering a hopeful update to a story that has drawn ...