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.

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

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

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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 ...

Punch-kun the monkey has won over visitors with his adorable toy companion Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human Interest. She joins having ...

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.

There are some stories the internet collectively decides to care about. This week, it's a little monkey named Punch. Punch — or more colloquially, Punch-kun — is a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in ...