Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that the entire internet is currently obsessed with Punch, the 7-month-old baby macaque monkey who was abandoned by his mother at birth. Zookeepers at ...

Punch the monkey ran away with our hearts. Watching him cling to a stuffed orangutan at a Japanese zoo as he struggled to make friends became a collective moment as people around the world grew ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A young Japanese macaque has won the hearts of millions on the Internet after viral videos show the animal ...

IKEA has donated a collection of stuffed animals to Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan in a show of support for Punch, a baby macaque monkey whose attachment to a plush orangutan—believed to be IKEA's own ...

Punch, a Japanese macaque monkey at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, was abandoned by his mother last summer and for weeks had just one friend, a small, orange orangutan plushie. After the small ...

Dozens of fans flocked to a Japanese zoo on Friday to catch a glimpse of a baby macaque who shot to social media stardom months after being abandoned by his mother. Six-month-old Punch became an ...

The heartbreaking tale of a lonely baby monkey at a Japanese zoo has seemingly taken a wholesome turn. In January, Panchi-kun (or Punch, in English) had just one friend at the Ichikawa City Zoo in ...

An abandoned monkey at a Japanese zoo who lugs around a stuffed animal as a companion has won over the hearts of social media users. Punch, a baby macaque in Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, was abandoned ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about Punch — the tiny Japanese macaque who’s become the internet’s newest emotional barometer. Maybe you’ve seen the videos: this small, scrappy baby monkey who was cast ...

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The story of Punch, the baby macaque, has captivated the world. Punch-kun, as he is affectionately known, was reportedly born in July 2025 but was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth.