A Japanese zoo caring for a baby monkey who has become an internet sensation was forced to issue a statement denying he was ...

A zookeeper gives an update on the progress of Punch, the baby Japanese macaque, and fans of the monkey explain why people ...

Punch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection from his mother ...

In early 2026, images and videos appearing to show a baby monkey holding an orangutan plush toy went viral on social media.

The zoo home of viral baby monkey Punch is responding to public concern about the health of its Japanese macaques, which includes Punch, and the environment where the internet-fam ...

Staff say “animal welfare is the top priority” following visitor concerns JIJI PRESS / AFP via Getty The zoo home of viral baby monkey Punch is responding to public concern about the health of its ...

Punch, the seven-month-old Japanese macaque whose attachment to a stuffed orangutan toy has made him a viral sensation, is at the center of a growing debate over primate welfare after footage showed ...

At this point, Punch the monkey no longer belongs to the zoo. He belongs to the internet. The 7-month-old macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo near Tokyo first went viral for clinging to a stuffed animal ...

Punch’s attachment to his plushie isn’t just the subject of a heart-wrenching video. It harks back to the story of a very famous set of 1950s psychology experiments.

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Punch the monkey can't catch a break. Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, went viral earlier in the week for dragging a stuffed orangutan around his enclosure. The baby monkey was ...

IKEA wants the best for Punch the monkey. IKEA, the Scandinavian furniture store, donated stuffed animals to Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan earlier this week following the facility's now-viral baby ...