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Punch, Monkey

‘Punch’ and his plushie: Baby monkey becomes internet celebrity

The Japanese macaque was born in July 2025, but was abandoned by his mother, and had to be hand-reared by staff at the Ichikawa City Zoo. To ease the little one's loneliness, the zoo staff gave Punch a small orangutan plushie.

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Punch the Monkey Is Going to Be Okay, and So Will You

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Punch the Monkey Has Captured Hearts Around the World. Here’s Why

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The story of how Punch the monkey gained the courage to make friends, including Stephen Colbert and IKEA

Punch, a monkey at a Japanese zoo, went viral for only having one friend, a plush orangutan. Now he has started to make more friends.

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Baby macaque Punch finds comfort in stuffed orangutan after being rejected by mother — and becomes a viral symbol of hope

There is a new main character on the internet… and his name is Punch. The sweet story of a rejected macaque who found a friend in a stuffed animal is teaching people online a lesson in resilience.

Zoo releases statement after viral monkey abandoned by mum is attacked in shocking footage

The zoo in Japan which is home to the viral monkey has spoken out after he was abandoned by his mother and attacked in ...

Stephen Colbert Bought Punch The Monkey's IKEA Orangutan

Stephen Colbert got the memo on the forlorn mini macaque, unpacking the story during Wednesday night's Late Show.

‘Punch,’ the Baby Monkey Abandoned by His Mother, Finds a Friend In This IKEA Plush Toy

Social media users have rallied around the Japanese macaque, who found solace in an IKEA plush orangutan toy after he was rejected by his mom and troop.

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