Japanese zoo confirms breakthrough for Punch the monkey after abandonment - The baby orphan macaque appears to have outgrown ...

Punch, a baby macaque monkey at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has quickly become an online celebrity. Zoo staff say he is acclimating to his roommates.

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

An adorable stuffed toy from IKEA has sold out worldwide after becoming the emotional centerpiece of a viral story involving a baby monkey in Japan. The $20 Djungelskog orangutan plush flew off ...

IKEA has sold out of its adorable Djungelskog orangutan soft toy, with the $20 item now fetching more than 10 times the retail price on eBay. The plushie has become a coveted collectible in recent ...

He's just a baby!

The viral baby macaque is playing, eating on his own, and slowly finding his place among the other monkeys.

Animal rights activists say that viral online content about animals like ‘Punch-kun’ has the potential to drive the illegal wildlife trade.

Ichikawa City Zoo's viral macaque Punch is beginning to bond with another young monkey after months with his IKEA teddy, ...

The story of Punch the monkey finding comfort in a stuffed animal after being abandoned at birth is real. In early 2026, images and videos appearing to show a baby monkey holding an orangutan plush ...

Huge lines are forming outside a small zoo in Japan, all for one tiny monkey and the stuffed animal he refuses to let go of. Visitors have been crowding Ichikawa City Zoo after photos of a baby ...