Punch, a Japanese macaque, stole the hearts of millions after he was abandoned by his mom and rejected by some of his peers. Now, things are looking up for him.

While Japanese macaques are not great apes, scientists have long observed that many primates rely on body language and imitation as part of social bonding. Visitors waving at Punch day after day may ...

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An IKEA plushie that's been dragged around a Japanese zoo enclosure by a viral baby macaque is selling for hundreds of dollars on eBay after selling out online. Punch, an adorable abandoned monkey at ...

Punch the monkey, who won hearts online after turning to a plush orangutan toy for company, is now reported to be getting on well with his real-life zoo companions. In an update on X, Ichikawa Zoo ...

Punch the Monkey went viral after a video appeared to show the baby macaque getting "attacked" by adult macaques. Hearts around the world broke when he ran to his surrogate mom, a stuffed orangutan.

Punch, the abandoned Japanese monkey who's now internet-famous for befriending a $20 stuffed orangutan from Ikea, has become an influencer. Unless you're one of those weirdos who has a "healthy ...

Punch, the baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has gone viral in some heart-breaking videos. The little guy was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth and carries around a plush orangutan ...

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 ...